The repetition of the same line following each stanza ("I love you") does what for the poem?

emphasizes the speaker's feelings

What does the speaker want the people he is addressing to do?

play music that will make people feel deep emotion

In the construction of "since feeling is first", EE Cummings

relies on nonstandard punctuation, capitalization, syntax

The premise of "since feeling is first" is that

motion, not reason, fosters love

Which statement is TRUE about "since feeling is first"?

The speaker is delighted to be immersed in love

pulls on the socks and then his shoes

Which of the following items is a simile?

my feet seemed to me unacceptable like two decrepit firemen

A poet may turn objects into symbols that

stand for things other than itself

The speaker says the moral of the ode is that

beauty is doubled in the case of two wool socks in winter

Which image does NOT appeal to the sense of hearing?

a red moon rides on the humps of the low river hills

What does the phrase "miles to go before I sleep" symbolically mean?

speaker has much to do before dying

Why is "bonny barbara allan" considered a ballad?

tells a story and is like a song

How is "Ode to My Socks" not like traditional odes?

It's not about a serious object

How does the loved one in Shakespeare's sonnet compare to a summer's day?

Her beauty will remain, but summer will fade

The speaker is a person who

takes time to think about his life

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1
What does William ask of Barbara to save his life?
a kiss
her hand in marriage
a drink
a rose
2
What kills BA?
envy
a broken heart
drinking
anger
3
According to the speaker of "since feeling is first," what is better than wisdom?
kisses
flowers
the brain
eyelids
4
The repetition of the same line following each stanza ("I love you") does what for the poem?
emphasizes the speaker's feelings
adds variety to the poem
undercuts what has gone before
creates a jarring rhythm
5
The speaker's attitude toward these socks is
reverential
disdainful
angry
sarcastic
6
The speaker feels that the socks
tempt him to run
honor his feet
make his feet sweaty
are too tight
7
What does the speaker want the people he is addressing to do?
play music that will make people feel deep emotion
fight with one another
make each other happy
slip away from a cop
8
To explain himself, William tells her that he
pledged his love to her
won't go drinking again
still wants to marry her
will write her a poem
9
In the construction of "since feeling is first", EE Cummings
relies on nonstandard punctuation, capitalization, syntax
uses many syllables
describes love as being a parenthesis
uses the metaphor of "spring" to express being unloved
10
Strike Straight refers to hitting a pool ball, but it can also mean...
fighting well
telling the truth
hitting a home run
bowling a perfect game
11
What emotions triumph in "Bonny Barbara Allan"
greed and selfishness
love and forgiveness
anger and despair
jealousy and hate
12
Which is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
ooze
Mississippi
bang-bang
hoo-hoo-hoo-oo
13
The premise of "since feeling is first" is that
the power of the brain i stronger than the "eyelids flutter"
death will eventually overcome love
the brain's reasoning is stronger than emotion
motion, not reason, fosters love
14
Which statement is TRUE about "since feeling is first"?
The speaker fears death will ruin their love
The poem follows a standard structure
The woman addressed does not return the affection
The speaker is delighted to be immersed in love
15
The speaker resists the mad temptation to
set the socks on fire
put the socks in a cage
eat the socks
give the socks to learned men
16
In "Ode to My Socks" the socks become
Maru Mori
firemen
school boys
the jungle
17
Finally, the speaker
gives the socks birdseed and pink melon
pulls on the socks and then his shoes
hides the socks in the pages of a sacred text
knits another pair of socks
18
The We of the poem do all of the following EXCEPT
sing sin
ring wins
lurk late
thin gin
19
Which of the following items is a simile?
i resisted the mad impulse to put them into a cage
and each day give them birdseed
two immense blackbirds two cannons my feet
my feet seemed to me unacceptable like two decrepit firemen
20
Cummings urges his readers to...
open their eyes to spring
look before you leap
be fools in love
consider alternatives
21
In "Jazz Fantasia" all of the following items are musical instruments except
tin pans
sanpaper
tin cans
pianos
22
The reader can infer that the speaker in "Stopping By Woods.."
is wealthy
is familiar with the area
lives alone
has a fight with somone
23
The flutter of his love's eyelids tells him that...
he has forgotten her flowers
she should see a doctor
they are meant to be
she is flirting with him
24
A poet may turn objects into symbols that
have new meanings
stand for things other than itself
create musical sounds
seem magical and not like ordinary objects
25
all of the following words describe the socks EXCEPT
woven
threadbare
magnificent
violent
26
The speaker says the moral of the ode is that
beauty is doubled in the case of two wool socks in winter
goodness is only half as good if you only have one sock
it is better to have two socks on your feet than your hand
goodness and beauty are sometimes lost in the dryer
27
Which image does NOT appeal to the sense of hearing?
batter on your banjoes
a red moon rides on the humps of the low river hills
cry like a racing car slipping away
let your trombones ooze and go hushahushahus
28
What does the phrase "miles to go before I sleep" symbolically mean?
speaker has much to do before dying
the nearest hotel is a long way off
speaker has much to do before stopping
speaker has much to do in the next few days
29
According to Shakespeare's poem, summer is
more golden than any woman can hope to be
too short, prone to chcange
always warm, pleasant and fair
eternal
30
Why is "bonny barbara allan" considered a ballad?
is anonymous
offers a moral lesson
tells a story and is like a song
tells of love and death
31
The speaker compares the sound of jazz to all of the following things except
babbling brook
autumn wind
racing car
lonely person
32
the speaker thinks of jazz as
rough and soft
something to fill with time
beautiful and haunting
difficult to understand
33
What is the refrain in "BBA"?
"Oh take him away!"
"Hardhearted Barbara Allan"
"he sent for Barbara Allan"
"They grew and grew"
34
All of the following contains alliteration EXCEPT
lurk late
strike straight
left school
jazzJune
35
What does Baca compare his poem to?
food and clothing for warmth
the wilderness
a fire
a treasure
36
The speaker asks the jazzmen to play their instruments in a way that can make people want to
race cars
dance
sing out
fight
37
in the final couplet, what does the speaker claim will give life to his beloved?
summer
his poem
her beauty
eternal lines
38
What does the speaker ask the recipient to do with the poem?
respond to the message
hide the poem in the forest
keep and treasure the poem
read and then discard the poem
39
The word that acts as a refrain is
cool
pool
real
we
40
The sonnet is about
love and poetry's power
summer and weather
love and summer
love and death
41
How is "Ode to My Socks" not like traditional odes?
It's not about a serious object
it's intended to be recited or sung
it's written in a dignified style
It is about a serious object
42
Which of the following lines contains internal rhyme?
lurk late
strike straight
thin gin
left school
43
How does the loved one in Shakespeare's sonnet compare to a summer's day?
She can never be as beautiful
She is almost as beautiful
Her beauty will remain, but summer will fade
Her beauty like summer constantly changes
44
In "Jazz Fantasia," who is the speaker addressing?
motorcycle cops
jazzmen
drummers
steamboats captains
45
Who is the We in "We Real Cool"?
elderly couple
kids playing basketball
bunch of pool players
adults yelling at kids
46
What did NOT tell Barbara she was "hardhearted"?
his corpse
the ladies
the bells
the birds
47
The gift of socks makes the speaker
hate cheap, homemade socks
feel guilty that he didn't get anything for Maru Mori
hope he can exchange them for mittens
love this beautiful present
48
What is the "eye of heaven"?
earth
moon
sun
North Star
49
The speaker is a person who
does not communicate with horses
prefers nature
takes time to think about his life
questions why he lives in a snowy place
50
What does the speaker hope the poem will do?
change the way people live
be critically acclaimed
offer comfort to the loved one
win the heart of someone dear
51
The socks are so handsome that they make the speaker's feet seem...
unacceptable and unworthy
like golden cages
clumsy and huge
magnificent
52
What grew from their graves?
green briar from hers, red rose from his
a love knot from hers, and a rose from his
red rose from his, black rose from hers
rose from hers, briar from his
53
What situation seems "queer" to the horse?
There's no reason to stop
Unpredictable snow
They go off road
They're lost
54
The first clue that the speakers are flirting with a dangerous way of life is that they
are abusing alcohol
have robbed a bank
don't have jobs
have quit school
55
The speaker considers summer
too hot to bear
fickle and fleeting
more lovely and temperate
constant and never changing
56
When she sees his body, Barbara Allan
vows to join a convent
swears she will join him in death
asks her father to plant flowers
knows she couldn't save him
57
How is "I Am Offering This Poem" considered lyric poetry?
it's a simple poem that tells a story
it's a short poem that expresses a strong emotion
it's a tragic poem that teaches a lesson
rhyming poem that reveals passion
58
"life's not a paragraph" suggests that
life has no meaning
the story of a person cannot be written down
people shouldn't pay attention to the rules of grammar
life is not neat and tidy
59
Shakespeare's sonnet does NOT
have three quatrains
have a couplet
tell a story
have fourteen lines
60
Why does Barbara refuse William's request?
she's angry he hasn't married her yet
he drank to the ladies in town
she's afraid to touch him since he's sick
she's mad he's a drunk
61
Two sounds described are
wind howling and branches breaking
his own voice and the horse neighing
harness bells and snow falling
his own voice and the voice of the owner of the woods
62
Which of the following statements about Frost's poem is NOT true?
The speaker has a long distance to travel
The speaker has a horse
The woods are dark and deep
The speaker is eager to leave the woods
63
Which of the following items is NOT a metaphor?
two socks as soft as rabbits
my feet were two fish
knitted with threads of twilight
woven fire of those glowing socks
64
Why does the speaker offer the poem as a gift in "I am offering this poem"?
values poetry over all else
knows the recipient loves poetry
wants the recipient to appreciate art
he has nothing else
65
The speaker claims that his sonnet
is not as powerful as love itself
can create an entirely new language
has the power to give his love immortality
is a force as powerful as nature
66
By "eternal summer" the speaker means
death
change
youth and beauty
vacation
67
Which words BEST describe the socks?
hand-knitted wool
made of goatskin
knee high
soft and itchy
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What does the author hope to persuade the pool players to do?
join a choir
learn trick shots
get a job
change their ways

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