Modern Poetry Study Questions

Modern Poetry Study Questions
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Read these lines from “Acquainted with the Night.” What do you infer is the author’s purpose in writing this?
“I have looked down the saddest city lane.

I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.”
a. information c. explanation
b. description d. persuasion
____ 2. Which of these concepts is a principle of Imagist poetry?
a. All poetry must be rational, concrete, and clearly defined.
b. Poetic themes must be derived from social or political problems.
c. The image is the essence, the raw material, of poetry.
d. Simple, everyday subjects are not worth considering as topics.
____ 3. Read the following passage from “The Death of the Hired Man”: “Poor Silas, so concerned for other
folk,/And nothing to look backward to with pride,/And nothing to look forward to with hope,/So now and
never any different.” Regarding Silas, the speaker seems to feel
a. sympathetic. c. distressed.
b. annoyed. d. proud.
____ 4. A reader can determine the reason’s for a character’s actions by
a. analyzing the author’s word choices. c. identifying the author’s purpose.
b. analyzing the setting of the selection. d. exploring a character’s motivations.
Recall and Interpret (A Pact and In a Station of the Metro)
____ 5. What is the pact that the speaker makes?

a. an arrangement with his father
b. a contract with a publisher
c. an agreement with Walt Whitman
d. an agreement not to write more poetry
____ 6. Who is Walt Whitman?
a. a famous poet who wrote during the Civil War
b. a talented novelist who wrote stories about the Wild West
c. a little-known poet with ties to European artists
d. a well-known poet who wrote when New York was still a colony
____ 7. What extended metaphor appears in “A Pact”?
a. childhood from birth to adolescence
b. a father-son relationship from youth to old age
c. poetry from the Civil War to World War II
d. wood from harvest to carving
____ 8. What is the speaker saying about Whitman and his father?
a. He will follow his father’s dislike of Whitman.
b. He will make his own decisions as an adult.
c. He never agreed with his father, even as a young child.
d. He knew his father and Whitman were close friends.
____ 9. In which of these lines does the speaker imply Whitman’s role in modern poetry?
a. “It was you that broke the new wood”
b. “We have on sap and one root”
c. “I come to you as a grown child”
d. “Now is a time for carving”
____ 10. In the poem “In a Station of the Metro,” the speaker uses the word apparitions to mean
a. the white arsenic makeup worn by women of the time.
b. ghosts of people who once used the metro but have died.
c. blank stares and whites of eyes.
d. the white-faced, ghost-like commuters.
____ 11. The line “Petals on a wet, black bough” creates an impression of
a. light against dark. c. dry and wet.
b. soft and hard. d. cold and hot.
____ 12. The Metro is a
a. public park. c. subway station.
b. city square. d. shopping mall.
Vocabulary (A Pact and In a Station of the Metro)
____ 13. To be detested is to be

a. hated. c. tired.
b. offended.
____ 14. When an apparition appears in a haunted house, it is
a. a ghost-life figure. c. a devilish elf.
b. a common appearance.
____ 15. A hanging bough is
a. a flowering vine. c. a basket of ivy.
b. a tree branch.
____ 16. To have commerce between two people means to have
a. an aggressive, insulting relationship. c. an exchange of thoughts and ideas.
b. a contract for labor.
Recall and Interpret (Acquainted with the Night)
____ 17. When the speaker says, “acquainted with the night,” he means that he
a. works mostly at night. c. spends time outdoors at night.
b. knows night from day. d. is uncomfortable at night.
____ 18. What is the atmosphere implied by walking “out in rain—and back in rain”?
a. dreary c. courageous
b. uplifting d. determined
____ 19. In the first stanza, we learn all these facts about the speaker EXCEPT that he
a. spends a good deal of time alone.
b. likes to be out at night.
c. walks a great deal.
d. is afraid of spending time with other people.
____ 20. When the speaker claims to have “outwalked the furthest city light,” he implies that he
a. knows the exact distance to the city border.
b. travels to a place few others go.
c. likes walking long distances.
d. walks without any sense of direction.
____ 21. The speaker is unwilling to explain
a. what he is doing out so late at night.
b. why he dislikes walking with other people.
c. where he is going at that hour.
d. who he has visited in the neighborhood.
____ 22. “I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet”means that
a. there was no sound in the silent night.
b. the person following the speaker stopped when he did.
c. the speaker was the only one on the streets.
d. the speaker moved from pavement to grass, thus producing no sound.
____ 23. Which of these phrases conveys the mood of the poem?
a. “One luminary clock” c. “neither wrong nor right”
b. “the saddest city lane” d. “the watchman on his beat”
____ 24. The last two lines of the poem are an example of
a. an epigram. c. a sonnet.
b. a quatrain. d. an heroic couplet.
____ 25. Why is the clock at an unearthly height?
a. Against the dark sky, the clock seems to be floating in the air.
b. The city planners built the clock tower too tall.
c. The clock tower is the tallest building in the city.
d. There is no real clock, just a cloud shaped like a clock.
____ 26. The clock is “luminary” because it
a. tells the correct time. c. is very old.
b. is lit up. d. represents the passage of time.
____ 27. The rhyme scheme of the first two stanzas of this poem is
a. aab bcc. c. aba bcb.
b. abb acc. d. abc abc.
Recall and Interpret (anyone lived in a pretty how town)
____ 28. What does the line “spring summer autumn winter” represent?
a. simplicity c. changing fashions
b. growth of the town d. continuing time
____ 29. When the speaker talks about people who are both “little and small,” he may be discussing
a. the age of men. c. the commonness of the townsfolk.
b. size and pettiness. d. the uniqueness of small children.
____ 30. The speaker mentions “sun moon stars rain,” then later says “stars rain sun moon,” and this change represents
a. the constant cycle of passing time.
b. the importance of weather in a small community.
c. symbols on a calendar.
d. a connection to anyone’s existence.
____ 31. The children guess that
a. “anyone” loved “no one.” c. “no one” loved “anyone.”
b. “no one” did not care for “anyone.” d. “someone” loved “everyone.”
____ 32. The speaker does not give the characters names because
a. they represent universal stereotypes.
b. he believes character is more important than a label.
c. he wants the reader to give them names.
d. they represent people the speaker dislikes.
____ 33. The speaker says that “no one” was emotionally tied to “anyone” in this line:
a. “when by now and tree by leaf.”
b. “she laughed his joy she cried his grief.”
c. “someones married their everyones.”
d. “they sowed their isn’t they reaped their same.”
____ 34. What does “tree by leaf” or “bird by snow” imply?
a. nature in small bits c. a dream
b. the town park d. the passing of seasons
____ 35. In the poem, the reader learns that children
a. are likely to forget things they should remember.
b. are like a town, growing and stretching.
c. and nature are parallel entities in the universe.
d. are everyone and someone.
____ 36. What happens to “anyone”?
a. He becomes everyone. c. He dies.
b. He moves away. d. He loses “no one.”
____ 37. What is the sleep the speaker refers to in the phrase “they dream their sleep”?
a. fantasies c. rest
b. illness d. death
Vocabulary (anyone lived in a pretty how town)
____ 38. If people are apt to lie about something, they are
a. opposed to doing it. c. disinterested in doing it.
b. likely to do it.
____ 39. To reap is to
a. harvest a crop. c. move slowly.
b. beat or thrash.
Recall and Interpret (Birches)

____ 40. What is the meter used in “Birches”?
a. free verse c. dactylic trimeter
b. anapestic heptameter d. blank verse
____ 41. The line “As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel” appeals to the sense of
a. sight. c. smell.
b. taste. d. touch.
____ 42. When the speaker says “such heaps of broken glass” he is referring to
a. actual glass. c. fallen ice.
b. leaves. d. birch bark.
____ 43. The speaker describes the shape of the bent trees as being like
a. girls on hands and knees. c. sprawled legs.
b. silver arches. d. twisted metal.
____ 44. The boy subdues the trees when he
a. chops them down with his father’s axe.
b. rides and bends them over until they cannot stand straight.
c. attaches them to anchors until they are deformed.
d. ties them together with stiff rope to make a fortress.
____ 45. The reader understands that the farm boy
a. plays on sports teams. c. works all the time.
b. spends his time idly. d. is alone during his free time.
____ 46. When the boy is climbing trees, he
a. hoots and howls, and pretends he’s in a jungle.
b. moves up the trees without a second thought.
c. takes great care, particularly toward the top.
d. is filled with fear and dreads each step he takes.
____ 47. What is the speaker’s idea of getting away from his problems?
a. climbing a birch tree c. watching the snow cover the trees
b. walking in the woods d. admiring the beauty of the woods
Vocabulary (Birches)
____ 48. If a park bench is painted with red enamel, it is

a. bright and wet. c. glossy and shiny.
b. dull and dark.
____ 49. On the cool, damp forest floor grows bracken, which is
a. a mushroom or toadstool. c. a small yellow wildflower.
b. a type of fern.
____ 50. For a dancer to have grace and poise, she must achieve
a. a state of balance.
b. a state of exhaustion.
c. an important position in a dance company.
Recall and Interpret (Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem)
____ 51. When the speaker says, “Ink runs from the corners of my mouth,” he means
a. that he loves going to the library.
b. the poetry was poorly printed.
c. that he reads extensive amounts of poetry.
d. has ink on the sides of his face.
____ 52. What does the speaker claim to feel?
a. the greatest joy c. the deepest betrayal
b. the ultimate boredom d. the worst anger
____ 53. What is the speaker doing that brings on such emotion?
a. joining a pack of dogs c. working in the library
b. following the librarian d. reading poetry
____ 54. What is the extended metaphor that the speaker uses in “Eating Poetry”?
a. a dog c. a book
b. a librarian d. a poem
____ 55. What does the librarian represent?
a. the world at large c. the guardian of literature
b. literary critics d. old-fashioned thinking
____ 56. What does “eating poetry” mean?
a. The speaker is so enchanted with poetry that he literally “devours” it.
b. The speaker wants to understand poetry’s deepest concepts.
c. The speaker consumes poetry in order to write it.
d. The speaker is actually a dog who has eaten pages of a book.
____ 57. In “beware: do not read this poem,” the speaker compares the poem to
a. a mirror in an old home. c. the reflection of a past life.
b. an old woman in a horror show. d. personal fears.
____ 58. The old woman in the horror show is dangerous because she
a. disappears into a mirror because of her remarkable vanity.
b. does not really exist in human form.
c. becomes first a little girl, then a woman, and finally a man.
d. enters a mirror and takes a victim from each new tenant.
____ 59. What does the speaker say about the poem that compares it to the old woman?
a. It reflects the image of an old woman.
b. It, too, takes victims.
c. It is cruel to others.
d. Villagers find it in the house.
____ 60. The speaker says, “belch” because the speaker is
a. trying to be rude. c. digesting poetry.
b. suffering from stomach ache. d. angry with the librarian.
____ 61. All these literary devices appear in “beware…” EXCEPT
a. repetition. c. allegory.
b. metaphor. d. imagery.
Recall and Interpret (Mending Wall)
____ 62. Over time, a stone wall

a. disintegrates. c. becomes more solid.
b. loses stones. d. increases in height.
____ 63. According to the speaker, what human actions affect the wall?
a. Hunters knock the stones down looking for rabbits.
b. Hunters encourage their dogs to search for foxes among the stones.
c. Farmers knock over the stones to make room for their plows.
d. Young boys knock over the stones as a joke.
____ 64. When is the best time for repairing the stone wall?
a. summer c. winter
b. fall d. spring
____ 65. The speaker walks along the wall with
a. a farm worker. c. his next-door neighbor.
b. his partner. d. his spouse.
____ 66. The reader gets the impression that the speaker and his neighbor inspect the wall
a. every spring. c. once a week.
b. every month. d. every few years.
____ 67. The line “Some are loaves and some so nearly balls” is an example of
a. allusion. c. metaphor.
b. simile. d. personification.
____ 68. When the speaker says his apple trees will never eat the cones of the pines, he means
a. the wall will prevent the spread of one plant type into the area of the other.
b. this is abstract language that describes apples and the evolution of orchards.
c. apples are not herbivorous and will not be interested in pine cones.
d. both farmers have crops that they do not wish to share.
____ 69. Initially, the person who thought the wall was a good idea was the
a. speaker. c. neighbor’s father.
b. neighbor. d. speaker’s father.
____ 70. The wall seems odd to the speaker because neither
a. farmer grows wheat. c. person has an active farm.
b. farmer has cows. d. man likes the other.
____ 71. The speaker wants to know
a. how fast the wall can be repaired.
b. how much work it will take to rebuild it.
c. what his share of the wall will cost.
d. whether he is keeping something inside the wall.
____ 72. When the speaker says “I am apple orchard,” he means that
a. he wishes he could grow apples but has no success so far.
b. apples are the crop he grows on his side of the fence.
c. apples stand for productivity.
d. he is committed to planting an orchard.
____ 73. The outdoor game to which the speaker refers is
a. mending the wall. c. a form of baseball.
b. collecting rocks. d. rock climbing.
Recall and Interpret (Remarks at Amherst College)
____ 74. What is the occasion for Kennedy’s speech?

a. the opening of the Robert Frost library
b. the graduation ceremony
c. the opening of the school year
d. a ceremony honoring past Amherst graduates
____ 75. Kennedy says that an Amherst graduate feels an obligation to
a. support the library project.
b. work in the financial world.
c. serve the public interest.
d. promote the reading and understanding of poetry.
____ 76. According to Kennedy, privilege comes with
a. great wealth. c. commitment.
b. responsibility. d. passion.
____ 77. When Kennedy refers to the United States as “The Great Republic,” he is using the literary device called
a. personification. c. allegory.
b. metonymy. d. foil.
____ 78. According to Kennedy, a nation reveals itself by the
a. men it honors. c. arts it supports.
b. schools it funds. d. poets it produces.
____ 79. Kennedy says that Frost
a. faced society with courage and fortitude.
b. gave society beautiful poems.
c. made society face reality.
d. deceived society through his poetry.
____ 80. The lines “nothing to look backward to with pride, and nothing to look forward to with hope” are a quote
from
a. “Mending Wall.”
b. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”
c. “Death of the Hired Man.”
d. “Birches.”
____ 81. Kennedy states that art is a form of
a. beauty. c. deception.
b. bravery. d. truth.
____ 82. Which other American poet does Kennedy mention in this speech?
a. Carl Sandburg c. E. E. Cummings
b. Emily Dickinson d. Archibald MacLeish
____ 83. According to Kennedy, Robert Frost brings together the qualities of
a. wit and wisdom. c. grace and gratitude.
b. poetry and power. d. humility and honesty.
____ 84. Frost viewed projects that dealt with human improvement with
a. skepticism. c. despair.
b. humor. d. optimism.
Recall and Interpret (somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond)
____ 85. “In your most frail gesture are things which enclose me” means that the speaker
a. feels overwhelmed by the woman.
b. is annoyed by the woman’s tiny gestures.
c. wants to break free from the relationship.
d. is drawn into and held tight by the relationship.
____ 86. What distinctive features categorize Cummings’s poetry?
a. traditional theme and innovative style
b. classical themes and traditional style
c. unique themes and classical style
d. innovative themes and unfamiliar styles
____ 87. What is the set rhyme scheme in the last stanza of this poem?
a. aabb c. abab
b. abba d. abaa
____ 88. What is unusual about the use of commas in this poem?
a. The commas represent places the speaker has travelled.
b. The commas sometimes replace the spaces between words.
c. Commas replace the end punctuation in this poem.
d. Commas take the place of parentheses.
____ 89. In the line “your slightest look easily will unclose me,” the term “unclose” means that the speaker will
a. be embarrassed. c. lose control.
b. feel loose and relaxed. d. be heartbroken.
____ 90. What does the reader notice about Cummings’s use of capitalization in this poem?
a. Cummings does not want to follow in the footsteps of other poets and capitalize the
beginning of each line.
b. The only word capitalized in the poem is Spring.
c. Cummings thinks capital letters should not be used in poetry.
d. Cummings always follows standard rules of capitalization.
____ 91. To what item does the speaker compare his relationship with a woman?
a. a glancing look c. the mystery of love
b. a heartbeat d. spring opening her first rose
____ 92. When the speaker says “the voice of your eyes,” he means that
a. he understands unspoken words.
b. facial expressions are significant.
c. the woman is screaming through her eyes.
d. the woman’s eyes speak to him.
____ 93. The term “small hands” is used to imply
a. a delicate touch. c. something inhuman.
b. a child’s hands. d. raindrops.
____ 94. What is the general tone of the poem?
a. angry and accusing c. soft and romantic
b. light and happy d. selfish and egocentric
____ 95. The speaker says the most powerful thing in the world is the
a. woman’s intense fragility. c. depth of a woman’s eyes.
b. texture of a woman’s hair. d. petal-like skin of a woman.
Vocabulary (somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond)
____ 96. When a person renders a picture of a flower, he

a. cuts out the picture. c. reproduces the flower faithfully.
b. destroys the picture.
Recall and Interpret (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening)
____ 97. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza in the poem?
a. aaba c. abab
b. abba d. abaa
____ 98. During which time of year does the poem take place?
a. spring c. fall
b. summer d. winter
____ 99. The reader may infer that the horse is impatient because of its
a. heavy snorting. c. stamping of hooves.
b. shaking of the harness bells. d. neighing and whinnying.
____ 100. The phrase “only other sound’s the sweep” is an example of
a. allusion. c. metaphor.
b. parable. d. alliteration.
____ 101. The man stops because he
a. used to own the woods near where he stopped.
b. wants to watch the woods fill up with snow.
c. is having trouble with the horse.
d. is tired of traveling and needs to rest.
____ 102. What is a theme of this poem?
a. a person’s need for quiet c. the beauty of nature
b. the fury of a snowstorm d. the sadness of a bleak winter
____ 103. How does the speaker describe the woods?
a. dark and deep c. cold and isolated
b. quiet and shadowy d. distant and queer
____ 104. The speaker decides to move along because he
a. is too cold to stay longer.
b. has prior commitments.
c. doesn’t want the horse to be out longer.
d. has an early day the next day.
____ 105. The speaker repeats the last line because he
a. lives far from the woods.
b. promised he would be home early.
c. has too much to do.
d. has many miles to travel on life’s journey.
Recall and Interpret (The Death of the Hired Man)
____ 106. Mary is waiting for Warren because she

a. wants to remind him of the shopping.
b. wants to talk to him before he comes inside.
c. is afraid of Warren’s anger.
d. is planning on going with Warren into town.
____ 107. Mary expect’s Warren to be angry because she
a. allowed Silas to come back at the farm.
b. hired Silas against Warren’s advice.
c. did not do her farm chores for the day.
d. forgot to add certain items to the grocery list.
____ 108. Warren thinks that Silas is
a. lazy. c. dishonest.
b. stupid. d. unreliable.
____ 109. Each winter, Silas chooses to
a. return to the farm. c. get a new job in the east.
b. move south. d. take a long vacation.
____ 110. When Mary found Silas on the doorstep, she did all of the following EXCEPT
a. make him tea. c. tried to make him talk.
b. drag him into the house. d. put him to work.
____ 111. Mary is concerned when she talks with Silas because he
a. falls off the chair. c. jumbles his words.
b. seems angry. d. goes to sleep during their chat.
____ 112. Who was on Silas’s mind while he talked to Mary?
a. Mary c. Warren
b. Harold Wilson d. Mary’s son
____ 113. What figurative language is used to describe Silas’s talent?
a. “Silas up on the cart to build the load.”
b. “He takes it out in bunches like big birds’ nests.”
c. “He could find water with a hazel prong.”
d. “He hates to see the boy the fool of books.”
____ 114. The following lines: “And nothing to look backward to with pride,/And nothing to look forward to with hope”
mean that Silas
a. is too poor to have great memories.
b. has big dreams that won’t come true.
c. has never done a single worthwhile thing.
d. has no past and no future.
____ 115. Mary thinks Silas has returned
a. for his own death. c. for money.
b. for work. d. for a place to sleep.
Vocabulary (The Death of the Hired Man)
____ 116. When a woman’s kin sits down together for a meal, she is eating with her
a. friends. c. relatives.
b. neighbors.
____ 117. To coax a child to eat green beans is to
a. force him violently. c. demand that he eat immediately.
b. persuade him gently.
Recall and Interpret (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)
____ 118. The rhyme scheme used in this poem is

a. terza rima: aba bcb. c. rhymed couplets: aabccd.
b. end rhyme: abcdd. d. ballad stanza: abcb.
____ 119. The speaker repeatedly mentions time because it
a. represents a period of upcoming retirement.
b. symbolizes the age of the women he would like to be with.
c. represents the speaker’s old age.
d. symbolizes all the changes and vagaries of life.
____ 120. A possible description of J. Alfred Prufrock is that he
a. has thin hair, arms, legs, and wears stuffy clothing.
b. is tall and gaunt, with a reddish complexion.
c. has small, dark, brooding eyes and thick glasses with silver rims.
d. is short, squat, heavy, and jolly.
____ 121. Which line tells the pettiness and futility of the speaker’s life?
a. “I know the voices dying with a dying fall…”
b. “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”
c. “And I have known the eyes already, known them all.”
d. “I have gone at dusk through narrow streets.”
____ 122. The line “For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse” means that
a. everything can change in a minute.
b. every decision is revised.
c. Prufrock cannot possibly make a decision.
d. thoughts change constantly, but actions do not.
____ 123. The lines “And I have known the arms already, known them all—
Arms that are braceleted and white and bare…” mean that Prufrock
a. knows women only in his imagination.
b. has been involved with only one woman in his life.
c. recognizes paintings of women by great artists.
d. has known many different women in his life.
____ 124. The speaker’s repeated mention of tea and teacups implies
a. a great, unquenchable thirst.
b. the endless ritual of tea required in social situations.
c. the innate thirst for knowledge.
d. the tedious, daily morning habits, such as shaving or showering.
Vocabulary (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)
____ 125. To digress is to

a. move forward slowly. c. divide one’s attention.
b. ramble or wander.
____ 126. A student who is deferential to a teacher
a. appreciates extra help. c. yields to another’s opinion.
b. resents authority.
____ 127. When Grace acted in an insidious manner, she showed she could be
a. dangerous. c. careful.
b. childish.
____ 128. Ken presumed he would be named captain of the team because he
a. took it for granted. c. paid others to vote for him.
b. wanted it more than others.
____ 129. To malinger means to
a. tell negative gossip about others. c. pretend to be sick to avoid work.
b. hang around a public street.
Recall and Interpret (The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say)
____ 130. In “The Red Wheelbarrow,” the wheelbarrow represents

a. something thoroughly unimportant. c. an item in the background.
b. simply a gardening tool. d. the main idea of the poem.
____ 131. In terms of visual media, “The Red Wheelbarrow” is most similar to
a. a music video. c. a television documentary.
b. a snapshot. d. a full-length movie.
____ 132. What does the opening line, “So much depends upon…” mean?
a. The speaker intentionally does not say.
b. The speaker thinks that life depends on simplicity.
c. The speaker’s world revolves around commonplace.
d. The speaker says that gardening requires a red wheelbarrow.
____ 133. The phrase “glazed with rain water” creates
a. an impression of happiness. c. a picture of a shiny surface.
b. a feeling of sadness. d. the sense of depression.
____ 134. William Carlos Williams’ style creates an effect of
a. complexity. c. simplicity.
b. perfection. d. magic.
____ 135. In “This Is Just to Say,” how does the speaker feel?
a. mildly guilty c. justified
b. contented d. indignant
____ 136. The theme of this poem is
a. thoughtlessness. c. uncontrolled appetite.
b. a guilty pleasure. d. cheating on a diet.
____ 137. Images in this poem appeal to the senses of
a. sight and feeling. c. taste and smell.
b. sight and smell. d. taste and sight.
Vocabulary (The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say)
____ 138. To depend on is

a. move on. c. promote.
b. to rely on.
____ 139. A glazed window is
a. covered with a smooth, glossy coating.
b. sealed from the inside.
c. colored and leaded like stained glass.
____ 140. A cake that is delicious is
a. pleasing to taste. c. iced with chocolate.
b. attractive to look at.
Modern Poetry Study Questions
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: A PTS: 1
4. ANS: D PTS: 1
5. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: C REF: p. 654
OBJ: analyzing literary periods | monitoring comprehension with questioning | analyzing imagery
STA: 11.2.1 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
KEY: analysis | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: C REF: p. 654
STA: 11.1.1 | 11.2.1 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
KEY: analysis | recall | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
7. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 654
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
KEY: figurative language | metaphor | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
8. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: C REF: p. 654
KEY: analysis | interpretation | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
STA: 11.1.1 | 11.2.1 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
KEY: imagery | figurative language | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
10. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: C REF: p. 654
OBJ: analyzing imagery STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
KEY: analysis | imagery | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
11. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 654
OBJ: analyzing imagery STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
KEY: imagery | figurative language | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
12. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 654
KEY: recall | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
OBJ: expanding vocabulary STA: 11.6 | R.IV-1
KEY: vocabulary | A Pact and In a Station of the Metro
15. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A REF: p. 654
OBJ: analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: analysis | Acquainted with the Night
STA: 11.1 | R.III-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: mood | Acquainted with the Night
STA: 11.1 | R.I-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: analysis | Acquainted with the Night
OBJ: evaluating characterization STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
KEY: characterization | Acquainted with the Night
STA: 11.1 | R.III-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: characterization | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: alliteration | figurative language | Acquainted with the Night
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night KEY: mood | Acquainted with the Night
STA: 11.2.4 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: heroic couplet | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: figurative language | Acquainted with the Night
OBJ: analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.6 | R.IV-1
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night KEY: style | Acquainted with the Night
STA: 11.2.4 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Acquainted with the Night
KEY: rhyme scheme | Acquainted with the Night
OBJ: understanding style STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: symbolism | anyone lived in a pretty how town
OBJ: relating literature to the historical period | understanding style
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: theme | anyone lived in a pretty how town
OBJ: understanding style STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
KEY: diction | style | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: style | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: style | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: figurative language | anyone lived in a pretty how town
OBJ: understanding style STA: 11.1 | R.II-2
KEY: characterization | anyone lived in a pretty how town
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: analysis | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: vocabulary | anyone lived in a pretty how town
KEY: vocabulary | anyone lived in a pretty how town
OBJ: understanding blank verse STA: 11.2.4 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Birches KEY: blank verse | Birches
OBJ: understanding blank verse STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Birches
KEY: sensory details | Birches
KEY: figurative language | metaphor | Birches
KEY: figurative language | Birches
OBJ: understanding blank verse | analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Birches KEY: analysis | Birches
OBJ: understanding blank verse | analyzing dramatic poetry | evaluating characterization
STA: 11.2 | R.II-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Birches KEY: characterization | Birches
STA: 11.1 | R.I-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Birches KEY: characterization | Birches
STA: 11.1 | R.II-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Birches KEY: characterization | Birches
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Birches KEY: vocabulary | Birches
OBJ: compare and contrast authors' messages STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
KEY: figurative language | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
OBJ: compare and contrast authors' messages | analyze historical context | compare literary trend | compare
works from different eras that address similar themes STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
KEY: tone | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
works from different eras that address similar themes STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
KEY: analysis | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
works from different eras that address similar themes STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
KEY: metaphor | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
KEY: symbolism | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
KEY: symbolism | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
KEY: author's messages | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
works from different eras that address similar themes STA: 11.1 | R.II-3
KEY: analysis | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
KEY: author's purpose | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
KEY: onomatopoeia | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
KEY: figurative language | Eating Poetry and beware: do not read this poem
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall KEY: analysis | Mending Wall
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall KEY: setting | Mending Wall
OBJ: understanding blank verse STA: 11.1 | R.I-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall
KEY: poetry | Mending Wall
STA: 11.2 | R.II-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall KEY: style | Mending Wall
OBJ: understanding blank verse | analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall KEY: metaphor | figurative language | Mending Wall
OBJ: understanding blank verse | comparing and contrasting speakers | analyzing dramatic poetry |
evaluating characterization STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall
KEY: figurative language | Mending Wall
OBJ: comparing and contrasting speakers | analyzing dramatic poetry | evaluating characterization
STA: 11.1 | R.I-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall KEY: analysis | Mending Wall
OBJ: analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.1 | R.I-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall
KEY: poetry | Mending Wall
evaluating characterization STA: 11.1 | R.II-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall
KEY: figurative language | Mending Wall
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Mending Wall KEY: metaphor | figurative language | Mending Wall
OBJ: read to enhance understanding of history and American cultures | analyze the influences of historical
context that shape elements of a literary work STA: 11.3 | R.I-1
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Remarks at Amherst College
KEY: theme | Remarks at Amherst College
context that shape elements of a literary work | connect a literary work | including character | plot | and setting
to the historical context STA: 11.3 | R.I-1
KEY: theme | Remarks at Amherst College
to the historical context STA: 11.3.2 | R.II-1
KEY: author's purpose | Remarks at Amherst College
STA: 11.2 | 11.3 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Remarks at Amherst College
KEY: figurative language | metonymy | Remarks at Amherst College
OBJ: read to enhance understanding of history and American cultures
STA: 11.3.2 | R.II-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Remarks at Amherst College
KEY: analysis | Remarks at Amherst College
STA: 11.3 | R.I-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Remarks at Amherst College
to the historical context STA: 11.1.1 | 11.3
KEY: style | theme | Remarks at Amherst College
KEY: figurative language | Remarks at Amherst College
STA: 11.1.1 | 11.3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Remarks at Amherst College
KEY: poetry | Remarks at Amherst College
KEY: figurative language | Remarks at Amherst College
STA: 11.3.2 | R.II-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Remarks at Amherst College
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
KEY: style | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
OBJ: understanding style STA: 11.1.2 | R.III-2
OBJ: understanding style STA: 11.2.4 | R.III-3
KEY: rhyme scheme | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
OBJ: relating literature to the historical period | understanding style
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
KEY: figurative language | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
OBJ: understanding style STA: 11.1.2 | 11.5 | R.III-2
KEY: metaphor | figurative language | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
KEY: figurative language | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
KEY: imagery | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
KEY: mood | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
OBJ: understanding style STA: 11.2 | R.I-1
KEY: vocabulary | somewhere i have never travelled | gladly beyond
STA: 11.2.4 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
KEY: rhyme scheme | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
KEY: setting | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
STA: 11.1 | R.II-2 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
KEY: analysis | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
KEY: alliteration | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
OBJ: analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.1 | R.II-2
KEY: analysis | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
KEY: theme | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
OBJ: relating literature to the historical period | understanding blank verse | comparing and contrasting
speakers | analyzing dramatic poetry | evaluating characterization
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
KEY: description | figurative language | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
OBJ: understanding dramatic poetry STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
OBJ: analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.2.4 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Death of the Hired Man
KEY: analysis | The Death of the Hired Man
KEY: characterization | The Death of the Hired Man
OBJ: analyzing dramatic poetry STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
KEY: analysis | “The Death of the Hired Man”
STA: 11.1 | R.I-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Death of the Hired Man
KEY: characterization | “The Death of the Hired Man”
STA: 11.1 | R.I-1 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Death of the Hired Man
evaluating characterization STA: 11.1 | R.II-2
evaluating characterization STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
KEY: analysis | “The Death of the Hired Man”
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Death of the Hired Man
KEY: figurative language | simile | The Death of the Hired Man
KEY: style | theme | The Death of the Hired Man
OBJ: understanding blank verse STA: 11.1 | R.II-1
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Death of the Hired Man KEY: theme | The Death of the Hired Man
KEY: vocabulary | The Death of the Hired Man
KEY: vocabulary | The Death of the Hired Man
STA: 11.2.4 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
KEY: rhyme scheme | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
OBJ: understanding dramatic monologue STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
KEY: symbolism | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
OBJ: analyzing visual images STA: 11.1 | R.I-1
KEY: characterization | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
OBJ: analyzing visual images | understanding dramatic monologue | writing a character analysis
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
KEY: characterization | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
OBJ: understanding dramatic monologue | writing a character analysis
KEY: poetry | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
OBJ: analyzing visual images | understanding dramatic monologue
KEY: imagery | poetry | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
OBJ: analyzing visual images STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
KEY: repetition | figurative language | symbolism | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
KEY: vocabulary | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
OBJ: recognizing an author's purpose STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Red Wheelbarrow and This Is Just to Say
KEY: poetry | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
OBJ: analyzing form | recognizing an author's purpose STA: 11.2 | R.III-3
KEY: imagery | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
KEY: poetry | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
KEY: imagery | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
OBJ: analyzing form | recognizing an author's purpose STA: 11.1.2 | 11.5
KEY: style | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
OBJ: analyzing literary periods STA: 11.1 | R.II-2
KEY: characterization | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
OBJ: analyzing literary periods | analyzing form | recognizing an author's purpose
STA: 11.1 | R.II-5 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Red Wheelbarrow and This Is Just to Say
KEY: theme | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
OBJ: analyzing literary periods | analyzing form | recognizing an author's purpose
STA: 11.2 | R.III-3 TOP: Unit 5 | Part 1 | The Red Wheelbarrow and This Is Just to Say
KEY: sensory details | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say
KEY: vocabulary | The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say

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“I have looked down the saddest city lane.

Recall and Interpret (A Pact and In a Station of the Metro)

____ 5. What is the pact that the speaker makes?

Vocabulary (A Pact and In a Station of the Metro)

____ 13. To be detested is to be

Recall and Interpret (Acquainted with the Night)

Recall and Interpret (anyone lived in a pretty how town)

Vocabulary (anyone lived in a pretty how town)

Recall and Interpret (Birches)

____ 48. If a park bench is painted with red enamel, it is

____ 62. Over time, a stone wall

Recall and Interpret (Remarks at Amherst College)

____ 74. What is the occasion for Kennedy’s speech?

Recall and Interpret (somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond)

Vocabulary (somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond)

____ 96. When a person renders a picture of a flower, he

Recall and Interpret (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening)

Recall and Interpret (The Death of the Hired Man)

____ 106. Mary is waiting for Warren because she

Vocabulary (The Death of the Hired Man)

Recall and Interpret (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)

____ 118. The rhyme scheme used in this poem is

Vocabulary (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)

____ 125. To digress is to

____ 130. In “The Red Wheelbarrow,” the wheelbarrow represents

Vocabulary (The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say)

____ 138. To depend on is

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