Poetry Analysis Quiz

Who is the one speaking in the poem?

• a child

• a man

• a teacher

• a woman

Who is the author of the poem?

• Amador Daguio

• Jose Garcia Villa

• Angela Manalang Gloria

• NVM Gonzales

The 'gilt Four Hundred' refers to a select group often recognized for their prominence in social circles. Who are referred to in these lines?

• academic scholars

• business leaders

• artists and performers

• famous and rich people

What tone is evident in the poem?

• disappointment

• enthusiasm

• fear

• joy

How many stanzas are there in the poem?

• one

• two

• three

• four

What is the general mood of the poem?

• angry

• calm

• excited

• happy

Which pair of words in the second stanza rhyme?

• hundred-perfume

• sky-by

• meteors-glamour

• you-whom

Which lines in the poem introduce the argument presented by the author?

• lines 1 & 2

• lines 3 & 4

• lines 5 & 6

• lines 7 & 8

Which lines clearly reveal the conflict in the poem?

• But by these eyes that called you,

• Nor by the silvered meteors

• Blind fool who passed me by!

• Half of the world's true glamour

Which line shows frustration?

• lines 1 & 2

• lines 3 & 4

• lines 5 & 6

• lines 7 & 8