Savvas Poetry Collection

Which sentence best states a main message of the poem “Retort”?

• Always follow your head rather than your heart.

• A person in love does not always think rationally.

• It is easy to fall in love with an unkind person.

• Love happens only when the mind and heart agree.

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The phrase “face was fair” from the poem “Retort” demonstrates which sound device?

• rhyme

• consonance

• alliteration

• formal verse

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Which poetic structure does the poet use in the excerpt from The People, Yes?

• meter

• free verse

• formal verse

• rhyme scheme

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In the first stanza of “Retort,” how is Phyllis portrayed?

• as a rose

• as a snob

• as a fountain

• as a temptation

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Why did the speaker in "Sonnet, with Bird" go to London?

• To promote his book

• To vacation with his wife

• To find his friend

• To eat at a new restaurant

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In "Sonnet, with Bird," what kind of eggs does the speaker try?

• Sparrow

• Goose

• Quail

• Ostrich

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In “beware: do not read this poem,” to what does the speaker compare the poem?

• another poem about a horrifying event in a strange house

• a horror movie, which is meant to terrify audience members

• the mirror in a horror movie, into which people disappear

• a horror tale, in which people are pursued by an eerie woman

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Which of the following best describes the interaction between the speaker and the raven in “The Raven”?

• The speaker at first welcomes the raven into his home, but he grows terrified of it and eventually chases it off.

• The raven repeatedly utters one word, “Nevermore,” which the speaker interprets in various ways as a comment on his life.

• The speaker lets the raven into his home because he believes it knows his beloved, Lenore, and he wishes for news of her.

• The speaker lets the raven into his home because it reminds him of his beloved, Lenore, and he wishes to reminisce about her.

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What does the speaker in “The Raven” feel when he first thinks that Lenore may be at his door?

• joy and passion

• terror and hope

• relief and pleasure

• confusion and melancholy

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Which aspect of this stanza most clearly adds to the feeling of tension or dread in these lines?

• the rhyme of “beguiling” and “smiling” in the first line and “sinking” and “linking” in the third line, suggesting a growing sadness

• the series “bird, and bust, and door” in the second line, suggesting a clear progression toward madness

• the addition of a number of descriptive words to “ominous bird of yore” in the fifth line, suggesting a growing frenzy

• the use of the word croaking in the last line, suggesting a growing fear of the raven

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