John Milton, “When I consider how my light is spent”

1. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. In the first eight lines of the poem, the poet’s tone is a tone of ….

a. Acceptance and resignation

b. Praise and admiration

c. Depression and despair

d. Declaration

2. This poem is a sonnet, but what kind of sonnet is it?

a. Shakespearian

b. Miltonic

c. Petrarchan

d. Spenserian

Alfred Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses”

3. The last fifteen lines of this poem are

a. Naïve and shortsighted

b. Cynical and skeptical

c. A rhetorical pep rally

d. A warning about atrophy

4. How does Ulysses feel about his homeland?

a. He reveres it

b. He wants to stay there forever

c. He finds the people savage and his wife old

d. He does not want Telemachus to rule

5. The title of the poem reminds the reader of all of the following EXCEPT

a. The Trojan War

b. Homer’s Odyssey

c. Adventures at sea

d. A religious quest

Dylan Thomas, “Do not go gentle into that good night”

6. The poet “pray(s)” to his father to “bless” him because the poet implies he

a. Is near death himself

b. Is afraid of death

c. Is unsure of his feelings about death

d. Is in need of a final blessing from his father

7. The poet’s lyrical style is characterized mostly by

a. Alliteration

b. Repetition of words and phrases

c. Repetition of vowel sounds

d. Regular use of contrasting colors

8. Which of the following is NOT used to refer to death in this poem?

a. Forked lightning

b. Close of day

c. Dying of the light

d. Goodnight

9. The fifth stanza is notable for its evident

a. Hyperbole

b. Paradox

c. Irony

d. Synecdoche

10. How does the speaker suggest one should meet death?

a. Prayerfull acceptance

b. Amiable resignation

c. Angry resignation

d. Solemn resistance

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1 c Depression and despair 2 a Shakespearian 3 c A rhe... View the full answer