1 Which device is most prominent in this poem? Synecdoche Hyperbole Rhyme Apostrophe 2 Fill in the blank: "The _____ Are fragile and motionless" soldiers blossoms children trees 3 How many stanzas are in the poem? 5 7 2 4 4 Who is the poem's speaker? A prison inmate A university student An army officer A doctor 5 What is the poem's meter throughout? There is no consistent meter Dactylic monometer Trochaic dimeter Iambic pentameter 6 Fill in the blank: "it is perfectly easy / If you have any strength in your _____" mind back thumb arm 7 Which of these lines includes simile? "Japonica / Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens." "This is the safety-catch, which is always released" "You can do it quite easy / If you have any strength in your thumb." "And this / Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see" 8 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "And please do not let me / See anyone using his finger." "For today we have the naming of the parts" "we call this / Easing the spring." "And this Is the upper sling swivel, / whose use you will see" 9 Which of the following does the poem juxtapose? City life and the rustic Safety and adventure War and nature Industry and agriculture 10 Fill in the blank: "And please do not let me / See anyone using his _____." brain phone rifle finger 11 Who is the speaker's implicitly evoked audience? A family of orphans A couple on their wedding day A classroom of children A group of soldiers 12 Which device appears in the sentence "The blossoms / Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see / Any of them using their finger." Anaphora Personification Simile Understatement 13 Which word is an example of onomatopoeia in the poem? Thumb Bolt Flick Glistens 14 Which of the following is NOT one of this poem's themes? War Nature Sexuality Childhood 15 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem? Guns Fingers Branches Japonica 16 What kind of stanzas does this poem have? Sextets Couplets Quatrains Octets 17 This can best be described as which of the following? An acrostic An anti-war poem A nationalistic poem An elegy 18 Which of the following is a symbol in this poem? The officer The stars The lower swing swivel The gun 19 What object does the poem center around? A hair dryer A car A gun A fur coat 20 Fill in the blank: "They call it easing the _____." passage pain Spring day 21 Which historical event does this poem allude to? World War II World War I The Vietnam War The Falklands War 22 Fill in the blank: "Today we have _____ / Yesterday, We had daily cleaning." what to do after firing naming of parts review of the weapon an important task 23 Where does this poem most likely take place? Germany Japan Algeria France 24 Which word is most clearly used in this poem to create a pun? Spring Bees Breech Parts 25 Fill in the blank: "And this / Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see, / When you are given your _____" guns jobs tools slings