Poetry Collection II

Who is the speaker of the poem "Siren Song"?

• An uninvolved narrator

• the poet

• a siren

• a sailor

Which best describes the shift in the fourth stanza of "Siren Song"?

• the speaker shifts from describing the song to talking directly to the reader

• the speaker shifts from feeling powerful to feeling desperate

• the poem shifts from iambic pentameter to a different meter

• the poem shifts from an ABAB rhyme scheme to no rhyme scheme at all

Which stanza of "Siren Song" offers a major shift?

• the third stanza

• the fifth stanza

• the seventh stanza

• the ninth stanza

How does the speaker of "Siren Song" really feel about the siren song?

• she likes the power she has

• she finds the song irresistible

• she hates it and wants to escape it

• she thinks it's boring

What is the secret the speaker of "Siren Song" alludes to?

• that she doesn't really like the siren song and hopes to escape it

• that she has a plan to escape but needs the reader's help implementing it

• how to escape the siren song

• there is no secret; it's a trick to get the reader to come close enough to hear the siren song and be killed

Which adjective best describes the attitude in stanzas 1-3 of "Siren Song"?

• powerful

• wistful

• desperate

• smug

Which adjective best describes the attitude in stanzas 4-8 of "Siren Song"?

• powerful

• wistful

• desperate

• smug

Which adjective best describes the attitude in stanza 9 of "Siren Song"?

• powerful

• wistful

• desperate

• smug

The title of "Siren Song" contains which of the following poetic elements?

• alliteration

• allusion

• allegory

• Both alliteration and allusion

For what purpose might the poet of "Siren Song" use significantly more repetition in stanzas 7-8? Choose the best option.

• for emphasis

• to create a dramatic effect

• to create a hypnotic effect that lures the reader in

• there is not significantly more repetition in stanzas 7-8 than appeared throughout the rest of the poem