WorksheetsMidterm Exam Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of imagery is most prevalent throughout the poem?
a)
Urban imagery
b)
Rural imagery
c)
Celestial imagery
d)
Industrial imagery
2.
What literary device is used in the line 'To sell them off their feet and go in cars'?
a)
Similie
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
3.
Which literary device is used in the line 'The city had withdrawn into itself'?
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Alliteration
4.
What does the phrase 'houses all are churches and have spires' represent?
a)
Literal description
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Hyperbole
5.
What type of contrast is established in the first stanza?
a)
Light vs. Dark
b)
City vs. Country
c)
Old vs. Young
d)
Rich vs. Poor
6.
What figure of speech is used in 'My woods—the young fir balsams like a place'?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
7.
How does Frost use enjambment in the poem?
a)
To create rhythm
b)
To emphasize certain words
c)
To continue thoughts across line breaks
d)
He doesn't use enjambment
8.
What type of irony is present in the speaker's initial response to the stranger?
a)
Verbal irony
b)
Situational irony
c)
Dramatic irony
d)
Cosmic irony
9.
How does Frost use repetition in the poem?
a)
To create a rhyme scheme
b)
To emphasize key ideas
c)
To establish a rhythm
d)
He doesn't use repetition
10.
What type of symbolism do the Christmas trees represent in the poem?
a)
Industrialization
b)
Nature's beauty
c)
Religious faith
d)
Childhood innocence
11.
What type of tone shift occurs near the end of the poem?
a)
From serious to humorous
b)
From melancholic to joyful
c)
From contemplative to resolute
d)
From angry to calm
12.
How does Frost use imagery to convey the season in the poem?
a)
Descriptions of snow
b)
Mentions of Christmas
c)
References to foliage
d)
All of the above
13.
What is the definition of bough?
a)
A main branch of a tree
b)
The aggregate of leaves of one or more plants
c)
A room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments.
d)
A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
14.
What is the definition of spire?
a)
A main branch of a tree
b)
The aggregate of leaves of one or more plants
c)
A room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments.
d)
A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
15.
What is the definition of vestry?
a)
A main branch of a tree
b)
The aggregate of leaves of one or more plants
c)
A room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments.
d)
A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
16.
What is the definition of foliage?
a)
A main branch of a tree
b)
The aggregate of leaves of one or more plants
c)
A room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments.
d)
A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
17.
What is the primary literary device in these lines: 'Three cents so small beside the dollar friends /
I should be writing to within the hour'?
a)
Similie
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
d)
Enjambment
18.
What is the primary setting of the poem 'Christmas Trees'?
a)
A bustling city
b)
A rural countryside
c)
A suburban neighborhood
d)
A coastal town
19.
How does the speaker describe the city in the poem?
a)
As a place of opportunity
b)
As withdrawn into itself
c)
As vibrant and lively
d)
As a place of poverty
20.
What does the stranger from the city want to buy from the speaker?
a)
Firewood
b)
Christmas trees
c)
A piece of land
d)
A farmhouse
21.
How does the speaker initially view the young fir balsams?
a)
As a source of income
b)
As Christmas trees
c)
As a natural part of the landscape
d)
As a nuisance
22.
What is the speaker's reaction to the offer of thirty dollars for the trees?
a)
Excited
b)
Indifferent
c)
Surprised
d)
Disappointed
23.
What does the speaker mean by 'the city come again'?
a)
The city is expanding
b)
The city is visiting the countryside
c)
The city is being rebuilt
d)
The city is being abandoned
24.
What does the speaker ultimately decide about selling the trees?
a)
He sells them for thirty dollars
b)
He refuses to sell them
c)
He negotiates a higher price
d)
He gives them away
25.
What does the speaker mean by 'the trial by market everything must come to'?
a)
Everything has a price
b)
Markets are unfair
c)
Markets are unpredictable
d)
Everything is for sale
26.
What does the speaker wish he could do with the trees?
a)
Sell them for a higher price
b)
Send them to friends
c)
Plant more of them
d)
Use them for firewood
27.
What does the speaker mean by 'worth three cents more to give away than sell'?
a)
The trees are more valuable as gifts
b)
The trees are worthless
c)
The trees are overpriced
d)
The trees are not worth selling
28.
What is ironic about the speaker's response 'There aren't enough to be worth while'?
a)
He actually has too many trees
b)
He doesn't know how many trees he has
c)
He's trying to avoid selling them
d)
The trees are actually very valuable
29.
Why does the speaker say 'Never show surprise!'?
a)
To hide his ignorance of tree values
b)
To maintain a poker face in negotiations
c)
To express shock at the low offer
d)
To pretend he expected the buyer's estimate
30.
How does the speaker's attitude toward his trees change throughout the poem?
a)
From indifference to attachment
b)
From eagerness to sell to reluctance
c)
From ignorance of their value to appreciation
d)
From seeing them as commodities to seeing them as gifts
31.
What does the final line of the poem accomplish?
a)
It reveals the poem is a letter
b)
It connects the reader to the narrative
c)
It emphasizes the commercial aspect of Christmas
d)
It shows the speaker's generosity
32.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, creating rhythm and mood is:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
33.
The repetition of vowel sounds within words in close proximity, adding musicality to a line is:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
34.
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" is:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
35.
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
36.
Using language that signifies the opposite of what is expected, often for humor or emphasis is:
a)
Irony
b)
Enjambment
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme
37.
A line that continues onto the next line without a pause, creating flow and a sense of continuation is:
a)
Irony
b)
Enjambment
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme
38.
Repeating words or phrases for emphasis or rhythm is:
a)
Irony
b)
Enjambment
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme
39.
Repetition of similar sounds, often at the ends of lines, creating rhythm and musicality is:
a)
Irony
b)
Enjambment
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme
40.
An exaggerated statement used for emphasis or effect is:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Symbolism
d)
Imagery
41.
Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or abstract concepts is:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Symbolism
d)
Imagery
42.
Using objects, colors, or actions to represent larger ideas or themes is:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Symbolism
d)
Imagery
43.
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses, painting a vivid picture in the reader's mind is:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Symbolism
d)
Imagery
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