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Review for IOCs by answering questions about Sylvia Plath poetry, Never Let Me Go, and Hamlet
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1
For Ella in "Ella Mason and Her Eleven Cats," what do the cats replace?
men
friends
parents
children
2
In "Ella Mason and Her Eleven Cats," who is the speaker of the poem?
the cats
the girls who will marry
a neighborhood girl
Ella Mason
3
What thematic idea does Plath develop in "Ella Mason and Her Eleven Cats"?
Not all women want to get married.
Cats make good pets.
Women should be allowed to choose between pets and men.
Women should make careful choices or they will regret them.
4
In the first stanza of "All the Dead Dears," all of the verbs taken together are
alliteration
homoeoteleuton
anastrophe
zeugma
5
How is "Two Sisters of Persephone" consistent with Plath's poetry?
She asserts a theme of feminism.
She uses little imagery.
A and B
She employs Anglo-Saxon traits.
6
What is the best thematic statement about "Soliloquy of a Solipsist"?
The speaker's philosophy makes him uninterested in mankind.
The speaker's philosophy makes him lonely.
The speaker's philosophy makes him scornful.
The speaker's philosophy makes him competitive with others.
7
Which stanza best explains the reason Ella requires so many cats?
5th
7th
4th
3rd
8
Which of these is dominant in "Soliloquy of a Solipsist"?
apostrophe
rhyme
romance
parallelism
9
What effect does the sibilance Plath uses in the second stanza have?
It creates a soothing feeling.
It creates a feeling of shushing.
It creates a threatening feeling.
It creates a feeling of secrecy and sneakiness.
10
In "Soliloquy of a Solipsist," the verbs can best be described as
passive
violent
natural
strong
11
Which device gives the poem a feeling of antiquity?
epistrophe
anastrophe
anaphora
homoeoteleuton
12
What is significant about the name Ella compared to the title "Ella Mason and Her Eleven Cats"?
It is a phonetically perfect name.
"Ella" appears to have "11" in the middle of it.
"Ella" has 2 syllables and 11 has 2 digits.
It has 4 letters and 4 plus 7 equals 11.
13
What is the most important allusion in "Ella Mason and Her Eleven Cats"?
"olden days"
the Sphinx
Somerset Terrace
14
Who is the speaker of "The Applicant"?
a mother
a wife
a job interviewer
a husband
15
Which of these literary devices is dominant in "The Applicant"?
homoeoteleuton
metaphor
alliteration
enjambment
16
What does Plath employ more than any other device in "Miss Drake"?
sound devices
antithesis
metaphor
parallelism
17
Which one of these writers is also a Confessional poet?
James Hoggard
Seamus Heaney
Carol Ann Duffy
Robert Lowell
18
Which of these is NOT an Anglo-Saxon trait Plath uses in "All the Dead Dears"?
transitional alliteration
strong verbs
kennings
third person speaker
19
The speaker of "All the Dead Dears" says that what the shrew and mouse have done would be funny
if she were not going to lose her own looks
if she were not going to lose her own fortune
if she were not going to lose her own lover
if she were not going to lose her own life
20
How long were Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes married?
6 years
7 years
4 years
5 years
21
What are the hyphenated descriptors Plath uses throughout her poetry?
zeugmas
kennings
litotes
hyperboles
22
The point of view of the speaker in "Soliloquy of a Solipsist" is
second person
third person omniscient
first person
third person limited
23
In "The Surgeon at 2 a.m.," Plath makes allusions to all of these EXCEPT
Russians
Romans
Chinese
the Egyptians
24
Which stanza of "Soliloquy of a Solipsist" contains the most natural or positive imagery?
2
1
4
3
25
In what year was "The Courage of Shutting Up" written?
1957
1955
1962
1960
26
Which of these devices is most dominant in "The Applicant"?
anastrophe
consonance
a and c
anadiplosis
27
"The line pink and quiet" in line 2 is a metaphor for
the brain
the mouth
mental illness
the tongue
28
Which of these is most heavily focused on in "The Courage of Shutting Up"?
ears
eyes
breasts
tongue
29
What are the "black disks behind [the shut mouth]...disks of outrage"?
a beast
records
snakes
dead rabbits
30
In "The Courage of Shutting Up," "bastardies, bastardies" the way in which it is used is a(n)
epanalepsis
anaphora
anadiplosis
epistrophe
31
What is the "worm, basking" in "The Courage of Shutting Up?
information being withheld
lies
tongue
hate
32
In "The Surgeon at 2 a.m.," the verbs are mostly
linking verbs
violent
a and c
vibrant
33
Which two words in stanza 6 of "All the Dead Dears" are the antithesis of each other?
weddings/barbeques
darlings/outlaws
touch/taste
wakes/childbirths
34
In "The Surgeon at 2 a.m.," who is the speaker?
the surgeon
an unknown observor
a patient
God
35
In "The Surgeon at 2 a.m.," which of these literary devices is most dominant?
imagery
parallelism
sound devices
rhythm
36
In "All the Dead Dears," what does the anadiplosis in stanza 3 emphasize?
life
kinship
leaving earth
death
37
How could the tone of "The Applicant" BEST be described?
kind
misunderstood
mysogynistic
hateful
38
True or False: In "Soliloquy of a Solipsist," every stanza contains antithesis.
True
False
39
In "Two Sisters of Persephone," the most dominant literary element throughout the poem is
anadiplosis
epanalepsis
antithesis
homoeoteleuton
40
The line... drowsed whiskered with sleek face, sly wits,/Sphinx-queen of cats" is an example of
sibilance
anadiplosis
anaphora
epanalepsis
41
Why does "Miss Drake Proceeds to Supper" have two stanzas?
The speaker must explain Miss Drake's accident.
Miss Drake must eat two courses for supper.
The speaker must explain Miss Drake's journey and arrival.
Miss Drake has two fantasies.
42
The speaker in "The Courage of Shutting Up" narrates in
third person limited
first person
third person omniscient
second person
43
In what two decades did Confessisonal poetry emerge as a movement?
1950s and 60s
1960s and 70s
1940s and 50s
1970s and 80s
44
Which of Plath's poems is considered one of the best known poems by a Confessional poet?
Lady Lazarus
Temper of Time
Daddy
The Colossus
