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The Starry Night by Anne Sexton

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A poetry Quiz to help students conduct a close analysis in preparation for the FSA Reading Assessment.

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1
The following is an example of a metaphor.
"The town does not exist."
"To split from my life with no flag, no belly, no cry."
"The night boils with eleven stars."
"They are all alive."
2
What does the speaker mean, "Even the moon bulges in its orange irons to push children"?
It compares the moon to a mother giving birth.
It compares the moon to children
It compares the moon to orange irons.
The moon is bloated from feasting.
3
The poem is about?
Saving someone's life
Destroying someone's life
Facing Death
Avoiding Death
4
How many stars are evident in the poem by Sexton?
Ten Stars
Too many to count
No stars are present
Eleven Stars
5
What is the poet trying to say?
One must search for death in every corner.
Death may seem cruel, but accept it bravely.
No one should ever search for death.
Death is kind and must be welcomed with open arms.
6
Where does the speaker reveal personification in the first stanza?
"A drowned woman into the hot sky."
"Oh starry starry night! This is how I want to die."
"The town does not exist."
"One black-haired tree slips up like a drowned woman."
7
What kind of town exists in Sexton's poem?
A town vacant of inhabitants.
A loud one.
A silent one.
A town crowded with inhabitants.
8
What simile exists in the second stanza?
The moon is compared to children.
The moon is compared to a serpent.
The moon is compared to irons.
The moon is compared to a god.