1 What is most significant about the context in which this poem was written? Writing this poem broke a two-year writing block for Glück. Glück knew she would win prizes for this poem. Glück chose from a thousand ideas she had, and set out to write from the perspectives of plants. Writing this poem helped Glück reclaim her faith. 2 When was the collection as a whole published? 2000 2002 1993 1992 3 What is at the end of the iris's suffering? A door A key Nothing Light 4 What does the iris claim to remember? The duality between mind and body The course of its life That which humans call "death" An old lover 5 What meter is this poem written in? Rhymed Blank Sonnet Free verse 6 Finish this quote: Overhead, noises, branches of the pine shifting. / Then ___" Light Nothing Death Joy 7 Who is the speaker? The Wild Iris Glück God The Gardener-Poet 8 What perspective is the poem written in? First and second First Second Third 9 Which is not a major theme in this poem? Cycles Transformation Rebirth Hell 10 Which of the following does not metaphorically resonate with the iris's experience as described in the poem? The human tendency to mourn and lay blame The two-year hiatus in Glück's writing The human fear of change, endings, and death The life cycle of plants 11 What does the Iris claim to be "over" in the poem? Its life The ability to create The human fear of being a soul and unable to speak; death Its career as a writer 12 Why might this poem be relatable to anyone? Everyone likes the iris flower There is a metaphorical gardener in each one of us Everyone relies on self-expression to survive; "being / a soul and unable / to speak" is a common fear There is "a great fountain, deep blue / shadows on azure seawater" coming from the center of all our lives 13 Which detail connects to the designation of the iris as "wild"? The weak sun The birds The seawater The low shrubs 14 Which award did this collection go on to receive? A Gugenheim Robert Frost Medal A Pulitzer The Nobel Prize 15 How is "Glück" pronounced? To rhyme with "click" Glook To rhyme with "smoke" Glack 16 What defining event changed the course of Glück's life and writing when she was young? Dealing with anorexia and undergoing psychoanalysis, which shaped her thinking A scholarship to the Iowa Writer's Workshop The death of her mother A troubled relationship with her father, leading to her to marry young 17 For which of the following is Glück most renowned? Poetic personnae Metaphor Her creative use of form Figurative Language 18 What prize did Glück win in 2020? None A Guggenheim Pulitzer Prize Nobel Prize in Literature 19 Which best summarizes the tone of the entire collection? Joyful, celebratory, emotive, intense Depressing, austere, contemptul Rageful, disdainful, sharp, forgiving Hopeful, sorrowful, contemplative, emotive 20 What do the first lines in "The Wild Iris" do in relation to the whole collection? They embellish the speaker's joy There is no relevance to the first lines They frame the purpose and focus of the collection They foreshadow the speaker's suffering 21 According to the iris, what happens when one returns from oblivion? One is changed One can no longer communicate One dies One finds a voice 22 What does the door represent in the poem? A regular doorway A change in circumstances and a self-transformation A human construct Something that God will close 23 What does the iris say is terrible? To go through the door at the end of suffering To suffer To see the birds darting in low shrubs To survive as consciousness buried in the dark earth 24 Which is an example of alliteration? "from the center of my life came" "You who do not remember" "a soul and unable / to speak" "At the end of my suffering" 25 What comes from the center of the iris's life? a soul birds darting in low shrubs. a great fountain, deep blue / shadows on azure seawater. consciousness buried / in the dark earth.