1 "All the world drops dead" is most likely a metaphor for what? The aftermath of an epidemic The death of a single loved one The quiet of night The momentary blocking-out of sensations 2 Which best describes the speaker's identity? A man leaving his lover because she has lost her grip on reality A woman or girl suffering from heartbreak and possible madness An old woman recounting her first heartbreak to a younger one A novelist trying to come up with a dramatic love story 3 The phrases "lift my lids" and "sung me moon-struck" both contain which of the following? Allegory Internal rhyme Assonance Dramatic irony 4 What does the word "seraphim" mean? A type of pill once given to patients suffering from mental illness A type of angel in several religious traditions A flourish added to handwritten calligraphy A mad but wise woman from Greek mythology 5 Which of the following genres does the poem NOT contain allusions to? The Bible Native American mythology Nineteenth-century cookbooks Fairytales 6 What is the poem's point of view? First-person and second-person singular Second-person plural and third-person singular Third-person singular First-person plural 7 What role do the parentheses around the line "I think I made you up inside my head" play? They imply that the speaker cannot integrate this thought with her other experiences They tell us that the speaker is trying to be casual and nonchalant They suggest that the line is spoken by a different, second speaker They show us that the speaker is whispering 8 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Uncertain Panicked Carefree Regretful 9 Which best describes the poem's major conflict? The speaker's desire to get revenge on an ex-lover The speaker's attempt to gain control over her own mind The speaker's arguments with her doctors and psychiatrists The speaker's attempt to persuade her lover to return 10 What meter is the poem written in? Anapestic pentamater Spondaic dimeter Dactylic trimeter Iambic pentameter 11 The "D" sounds in the phrase "all the world drops dead" are an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Alliteration Assonance 12 Which of the following phrases contains the clearest example of alliteration? I fancied you'd return the way you said I should have loved a thunderbird instead Exit seraphim and Satan's men The stars go waltzing out in blue and red 13 Which line can most accurately be described as the poem's climax? But I grow old and I forget your name I lift my lids and all is born again I should have loved a thunderbird instead God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade 14 What does the word "fancied" mean in the poem? Loved Hoped Dressed up Pretended 15 "God topples from the sky" can best be understood as a metaphor for which of the following? The aging of a parent Secularization following World War I A tornado The destruction of order 16 Which best describes the role of the word "bed" in the phrase "bewitched me into bed"? Metonymy Simile Understatement Symbolism 17 What does the thunderbird symbolize in the poem? Consistency Protection Freedom Insanity 18 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of the poem? Control Heartbreak Education Mental illness 19 Which of the following is NOT a source of irony on the poem's title? The speaker may not even be "mad," but may simply be suffering from heartbreak The title makes us expect a happy love story, but the poem focuses on heartbreak The term "girl" seems to promise juvenile concerns, but the speaker's conflicts are deep and distressing The speaker did not love, or even like, the person she is addressing 20 What is the name given to the poem's two repeating lines? Themes Refrains Repetitions Choruses 21 Why does the speaker shut her eyes? To fantasize about killing her lover To gain control over and distance from an overwhelming world To endure the physical pain of electroshock therapy To pretend she is sleeping and cannot see her lover 22 What does the word "bewitched" most closely imply about the speaker's relationship to her lover? That the lover has a great deal of control and power over her That the lover is a good storyteller That the lover lives in a fantasy world That the lover seduced her through magical means 23 What does the word "moon-struck" mean? Sleep-deprived Awed Lovesick Close to death 24 What is this poem's form? Villanelle Ghazal Sonnet Haiku 25 Which of the following lines contains personification? I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead The stars go waltzing out in blue and red I think I made you up inside my head And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane