WorksheetsIA5 Practice Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Lyric poetry...
is a formal type of poetry
expresses personal emotions/ feelings
is typically written in the 1st person
all of the above
A sonnet
has 14 lines (3 quatrains + 1 couplet)
has 12 lines (3 quatrains)
has 14 lines (1 quatrain + 5 couplets)
has 12 lines (2 quatrains + 2 couplets)
True or False
In "Sonnet 18," the final couplet resolves the poem's problem.
"So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
True
False
In "Sonnet 18," how will the speaker's lover continue to live on after she dies?
through paintings
through songs
she will not continue on
through poetry
In Poe's "A Dream Within a Dream," time passes
at just the right speed
too quickly
too slowly
The main theme of Poe's "A Dream Within a Dream" could be summed up as...
searching for new love after heartbreak
questioning the nature of reality vs. illusion
marveling in the power and beauty of nature
investigating the existence of God
In Poe's "A Dream Within a Dream," the first stanza ends with a statement and the second stanza ends with a question. Why?
the progression from a statement to a question represents the speaker's certainty that life is, in fact, a dream
the progression from a statement to a question proves how old age can cause confusion
the progression from a statement to a question suggests that the speaker changes his mind to be more optimistic
the progression from a statement to a question demonstrates how the speaker is less certain about the meaning of life
In stanza 2, the speaker talks about the "surf-tormented shore" and the "pitiless wave." What important metaphor from the poem do these lines help to explain?
the speaker's sadness over how he cannot stop time from passing
the speaker's relief at being freed from an unhappy relationship
the speaker's fear that his dreams are all washed away
the speaker's anger at his lover for leaving him
True or False
Housman's "When I Was One-and-Twenty" portrays love as risky.
True
False
Seraphs are
demons
angels
wooden staffs
priceless paintings
To covet means to
try to do something difficult
turn back time
yearn to possess something, envy
despair
What happens to Annabel Lee in the poem?
Annabel Lee and the speaker live happily ever after
Annabel Lee decides to leave the speaker because she doesn't love him
Annabel Lee dies from a chill sent by the angels and is laid to rest in a sepulcher
Annabel Lee is forced by her kinsmen to return to her kingdom by the sea
All of the following are lyric poems except
"When I Was One-and Twenty"
"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
"Still I Rise"
True or False
The first 12 lines of a sonnet typically resolve the problem posed in the final couplet.
True
False
True or False
In Housman's "When I Was One-and-Twenty," the speaker takes the advice given to him by the wise man.
True
False
True or False
In Housman's "When I Was One-and-Twenty," material wealth is viewed as more precious than love.
True
False
True or False
If a question asks you to consider only an underlined portion of the text, do not take the surrounding lines into account. Focus only on what is underlined.
True
False
If a question asks you to determine the meaning of a specific word based on its use in the poem, use the lines surrounding the word to inform your answer.
If the word to determine is "cataleena" (made up word), and the lines surrounding the word talk about yellow fruit, red fruit, blue fruit, and green vegetables, what answer choice is likely correct?
Cataleena means
fruits and vegetables
multicolored fruits
green vegetables
food
