Ode to Enchanted Light / Sleeping in the Forest Selection Test

Who is the author of "Sleeping in the Forest"?

• Oliver Cromwell

• Mary Oliver

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Pablo Neruda

In "Ode to Enchanted Light," which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• A cicada sends its sawing song

• Under the trees light has dropped from the top of the sky,

• Light like a green latticework of branches

• The world is a glass overflowing with water

In what language was "Ode to Enchanted Light" originally written in?

• English

• Russian

• Latin

• Spanish

What image does Mary Oliver create with the example of personification in lines 1-5 of "Sleeping in the Forest"?

• Sleeping in the lap of the earth

• The nearness of the stars

• the sound of the river washing over stones

• Feeling part of the kingdoms of insects.

Who was the author of "Ode to Enchanted Light"?

• Federica Garcia Lorca

• Pablo Neruda

• Antonio Banderas

• Mark Twain

The poet's purpose in "Ode to Enchanted Light" is to

• Express a personal emotion

• Tell a story of a walk in the woods

• Mourn the passage of time

• Praise or celebrate light

Which of the following can be considered both Figurative Language and Sound Device?

• Assonance

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

From evidence in "Sleeping in the Forest," you can infer that...

• stars frighten the speaker.

• the speaker is homesick.

• nature soothes the speaker.

• the speaker is lonely.

What does Pablo Neruda mean by saying "The world is/ a glass overflowing/ with water." (Lines 13-15)

• People should appreciate and protect the world's resources.

• The wonder and beauty of nature are endless.

• The world is made of more water than land.

• Few people can understand what the world is made of.

Which of the following is the proper definition of an Ode Poem.

• A poem that deals with serious themes, such as justice, truth, or beauty and praises or celebrates its subject.

• A poem that deals with serious themes, such as justice, truth, or beauty, but in a way that makes it funny.

• A poem that has no real rhyme, rhythm, or structure.

• A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings and also creates a single, unified impression.