MCQ #2 Review

1. This poem is an example of

• blank verse

• rhymed verse

• free verse

• metered verse

• rhymed, metered verse

2. The tone of the poem can best be described 

• formal and critical

• uncaring and suspicious

• informal and indifferent

• brusque and patronizing

• casual and playful

3. Line 9, "and the marsh birds suddenly in flight"

• hints at an element of uncertainty

• sums up the preceding five lines

• indicates the speaker's fear

• introduces a new setting

• suggests the speaker's fascination with nature

4. As the poem progresses, it becomes clear that this poem is

• an elegy for a deceased love one

• a description of the depth of the speaker's love

• an ode to love

• an apology to the speaker's loved one

• a tribute to the speaker's beloved

5. The turning point in the poem occurs in stanza

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 6

• 7

6. All of the following literary devices are used in the poem except

• rhyme

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• repetition

7. Elements of humor in the poem are created by using

• improbable circumstances

• counterbalance and exageration

• gentle criticism and apologies

• slapstick putdowns

• satirical comments

8. The repetition in the last four lines of the poem can best be interpreted to mean

• The speaker will always be the opposite of the beloved.

• The beloved holds the key to the speaker's life and always will.

• Both the speaker and the beloved will remain in separate worlds.

• The speaker will always accept the beloved's point of view.

• The speaker cannot imagine living without the beloved.