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