1 Which of the following is true of the poem's theme of rationality? The speaker admires her lover's ability to behave rationally The speaker believes objectivity and rationality to be nonexistent and impossible The speaker thinks of herself as rational, but is clearly irrational The speaker describes her sexual desires as contradictory to her rationality 2 What does the phrase "fume of life" refer to? Sexual desire Cigar smoke Food and water The holy spirit 3 Which assumption does the speaker attempt to dismantle? That her physical attraction is a sign that she is impure or sexually experienced That her physical attraction is a sign of love That her love means she consents to sex That her lack of interest in conversation means she is not attracted to her listener 4 What function does the poem's opening word serve? It tells us that the speaker is taking on a false identity It lets us know that the speaker has never met her listener It hints at the speaker's self-assurance It tells us that the speaker is writing a letter 5 Which of the following is used as a metonymic representation of rationality? The fume The book The brain The blood 6 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's first half? ABBA ABBA AABB AABB ABA ABA ABA ABAB ABAB 7 How does the poem present the relationship between love and lust? Love is portrayed as inevitably resulting from lust and attraction Love is portrayed as the domain of women and lust as the domain of men Lust is portrayed as a force tarnishing the purity of love Love and lust are portrayed as being distinct and independent 8 What does "zest" mean in the poem's context? Desire Citrus rind Pain Revulsion 9 Where is the poem's volta? After line 12 After line 4 After line 8 After line 7 10 Which social norms does the poem interrogate? The labor structures and inequalities of the gilded age The norms surrounding division of labor in the Edwardian household The sexual and gender norms of the early twentieth century The norms of politeness and veiled language predominant in Victorian society 11 Which of the following is true of the addressee? They are a young man They are an older man They are a young woman We know nothing of the addressee except that the speaker dislikes them 12 Which of the following does "blood" symbolize? Sexual desire Revolution Familial relationship Violence 13 What is this poem's form? Ghazal Sestina Italian sonnet English sonnet 14 Which of the following is an example of personification? season / My scorn with pity distressed / By all the needs and notions of my kind feel a certain zest / To bear your body’s weight the poor treason / Of my stout blood 15 Which line contains alliterative N sounds? Your person fair, and feel a certain zest And leave me once again undone, possessed. By all the needs and notions of my kind, My scorn with pity,—let me make it plain: 16 What does "stout" mean in the context of this poem? Loud Sturdy Fat Small 17 Which phrase contains alliterative I sounds? undone, possessed my stout blood weight upon my breast life designed 18 In which poetry collection did this work first appear? Renascence and Other Poems A Few Figs and Thistles Aria da Capo The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems 19 What is the poem's primary meter? Trochaic trimeter Iambic trimeter Iambic pentameter Trochaic pentameter 20 Which line contains alliterative B sounds? Am urged by your propinquity to find I find this frenzy insufficient reason To bear your body’s weight upon my breast: I shall remember you with love, or season 21 Which verb is metaphorically used to describe the mixing of emotions? Breed Blend Season Flavor 22 Which best describes the poem's tone? Ironic Gentle Apathetic Passionate 23 What does the word "propinquity" mean? Sarcasm Proximity Boldness Cleverness 24 Which best describes the speaker? Frightened young girl Self-possessed woman Mysterious, disembodied spirit Wise mother 25 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's second half? CDED CDED CDECDE CD CE CD CE CDCDCD