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.

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

• rhyme

• consonance

• alliteration

• formal verse

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

• meter

• free verse

• formal verse

• rhyme scheme

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

• as a rose

• as a snob

• as a fountain

• as a temptation

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

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

• Sparrow

• Goose

• Quail

• Ostrich

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

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.

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

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