Fireside Poets Quiz

Which line is in iambic pentameter?

• And the tide rises, the tide falls.
• The day returns, but never more …
• Of ages glide away, the sons of men …

What literary movement did "The Fireside Poets" belong to?

• Realism
• Modernism
• Romanticism

Which line is in iambic tetrameter?

• Communion with the visible forms, she speaks …
• Her deck, once red with heroes' blood …
• Where knelt the vanquished foe

The stories to be told in "The Song of Hiawatha" are taken from what sources?

• Native American legends of the Midwest
• European traditions
• early North American trappers and settlers

Which sentence best summarizes the prologue to "The Song of Hiawatha"?

• Longfellow loves meadows, forests, and rushing streams.
• The prologue introduces traditional stories from Native American culture.
• The prologue describes trade agreements between Native American peoples.

How does the prologue's repetitive, insistent meter set the mood for "The Song of Hiawatha"?

• It sounds like the waters of a rushing stream.
• It imitates animal sounds, such as an owl's hoot.
• It echoes the rhythm of drums.

In the following lines from "Old Ironsides," which syllables are accented? Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe,

• every first syllable
• every second syllable
• every third syllable

What kind of ship is "Old Ironsides"?

• a motorboat
• a warship
• a cruise ship

Which of the following statements is the best summary of these lines from "Old Ironsides"? Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee;—

• The blood of past battles will be washed off the ship by water.
• The ship will no longer witness people battling on her deck.
• The ship was best in battle when the waves were high.

According to the speaker in "Thanatopsis," what will happen to all people after they die?

• They will be buried far out at sea.
• They will become less bitter.
• They will become part of the earth.