1. Which of the following correctly describes a haiku?
- a poem with five lines that has a specific rhyme scheme and is often humorous
- a non-rhyming, 17-syllable poem generally divided into three lines and dealing with nature
- a rhyming poem with 14 lines that can either be written in English or Italian forms
- a type of poem that tells a story and often focuses on heroic characters from the past
2. In "The Pasture," Robert Frost depicts nature as extremely __________ .
- fragile
- violent
- unrealistic
- funny
3. Christina Rossetti's choice to give speech to a robin, a rosebush, the moon, and the ocean in "A Wintry Sonnet" is a use of __________.
- irony
- imagery
- symbolism
- personification
4. In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," the speaker ____________________.
- plants a field of daffodils and watches them grow large and healthy
- is a cloud who floats over various places in the English countryside
- describes the changing colors of the leaves in autumn and how they make him feel
- remembers seeing a field of daffodils and how happy their beauty made him
5. Which is the best statement of the theme of "To Everything There Is a Season"?
- The wind blows where it will, and no one can predict it.
- Summer, fall, winter, and spring each have a special beauty.
- Pain and suffering are part of life, and one must accept them.
- A right time and place exist for each of life's actions.
6. During which season is Emily Dickinson's "The Morns Are Meeker Than They Were" set?
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- spring
7. Which of the following lines is an example of alliteration?
- "A wild, white welter of winnowing wings"
- "I wandered lonely as a cloud"
- "Dreaming of honeycombs to share"
- "But each wild breast stiffened"
8. In a short story, what happens during the exposition?
- The action reaches its highest point or the turning point occurs.
- The action that sets the plot in motion begins.
- The story's main conflict is resolved and the conclusion occurs.
- The characters are introduced and the scene is set for readers.
9. What is the term for the high point of action or turning point in story?
- plot
- climax
- resolution
- rising action
10. When a writer wants to capture the way real people sound when they talk, that writer will write dialogue in __________.
- personification
- alliteration
- dialect
- conflict
11. Readers can more readily identify with a story's narrator if the writer uses __________.
- third-person omniscient point of view
- third-person limited point of view
- second-person point of view
- first-person point of view