1 To whom does the speaker address the poem's final lines? Her mother Her son Her husband Her cousin 2 Why does the lord prefer Kate to the speaker? She is more trusting She is wealthier She is fairer She is more intelligent 3 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABCB ABBA ABAB ABAC 4 Which best describes the speaker at the start of the poem's events? Cynical Naive Selfless Precocious 5 Which homes do the speaker and lord respectively live in? A cottage and a palace A hut and a villa A bungalow and a mansion A studio apartment and a townhouse 6 Which of the following can be considered a symbol of the speaker's identity? A silk scarf The Dove The Palace Blond hair 7 Which of the following is a motif in this work? Money Makeup Clothing Furniture 8 Which of the following is an example of simile? "Hardened by sun and air" "He changed me like a glove" "He lifted you from mean estate" "Your love was writ in sand" 9 Which type of love is NOT explored in this work? Sexual Maternal Divine Familial 10 To whom does the speaker address the middle stanzas of the poem? The lord The neighbors The son Kate 11 Where is the poem set? Paris in the 1950s A monastery in Spain A Victorian boarding school A medieval English town 12 Which musical form does this poem mimic? The hymn The ballad The spiritual The rock song 13 The coronet is an example of which of the following? Metonymy Onomatopoeia Simile Hyperbole 14 Which type of stanzas make up this poem? Quaitrain Octet Sestet Quintain 15 Why does the speaker express anger at Kate? For refusing to help around the house For trying to influence her son For failing to defend her against the lord For spreading rumors of her promiscuity 16 Which is NOT a possible meaning of the word "fair" as used in this poem? Beautiful Just Light colored Carnival 17 How does Rossetti explore the theme of purity in this work? By showing how her speaker is held to draconian standards of chastity By contrasting the purity of childhood with the jadedness of adulthood By demonstrating Kate's selfless moral purity in helping the speaker By discussing the purity and naivete of the aristocratic class 18 What does the word "mean" most closely mean in this poem? Signify Cruel Humble Average 19 Which of the following themes is prominent in this poem? Industrialization Race Power War 20 Which of the following phrases contains alliteration? "might have been a dove" "among the rye" "wear his coronet" "cling closer" 21 Which word is an example of onomatopoeia? Sand Sing Moan Care 22 What does Rossetti subtly critique in this work? Higher education The Vietnam war Victorian sexual politics Catholicism 23 Which type of metrical foot is used? Iambs Spondees Dactyls Trochees 24 Which of the following can the dove NOT be said to signify? Peace Conformity Monogamy Freedom 25 What does the word "flaxen" most closely mean in this poem? Blond Thatched Natural Harvested