1 Which of the following is not true about the speaker? In speaking about her own situation, a woman connects to all of humanity A woman ponders the creation of life from the intimate sexual act until the labor of birth A woman addresses her partner The speaker is definitely Wright herself 2 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Iambic tetrameter Free Verse Blank Verse 3 What is an iamb? A type of meat that is considered a delicacy in Australia A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by another stressed syllable A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable 4 What is tetrameter? A verse of five measures A verse of four measures A verse of three measures A verse of six measures 5 Which is an example of sibilance? silent and swift and deep from sight This is our hunter and our chase, This is the maker and the made; This is no child with a child's face; 6 What is sibilance? Repetition of "m" sounds The sound a goat makes Repetition of "s" sounds The process of divination 7 Define "resurrection" Another word for death Lazarus Jesus's teachings The revitalization or revival of something 8 Which is an example of anaphora in the poem? This is Strength Shapeless The Maker 9 Who is the third that lays in the couple's embrace? The couple's child A ghost Their guilt Another lover 10 Which of the following is not used to represent the creation of life? the maker and the made; our hunter and our chase the strength that my arm knows the question and reply; 11 Which is not a theme in the poem? Unity Collective Experience Natural Course of Life Grief 12 How many stanzas are in the poem? Three Four Five Six 13 What is suggested by the title? The male speaker imagines what it is like to be female The speaker is a female deity The speaker is angry at her partner There exists a collective human experience 14 What does light represent in the poem? Being in the world Evil Being overwhelmed Blindness 15 What does the poem simultaneously refer to? Love and hate The sexual act and the period of gestation Being single and being a parent Anger and forgiveness 16 What is significant about the metaphor concerning the blood's wild tree and the intricate and folded rose? There is no significance Roses do not come from trees It naturalizes the creation of life It is beautiful but has no meaning 17 Which line suggests an ignorance involved in creating life? foresees the unimagined light. the arc of flesh that is my breast, the blind head butting at the dark, yet you and I have known it well. 18 What is significant about mentioning the man's strength and the arc of the woman's flesh? It inserts a divine quality into the creation of life There is no significance It grounds the creation of life inside human anatomy and physiology It negatively compares the couple's bodies 19 Which line implies some danger in life? the precise crystals of our eyes. This is no child with a child's face; the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, This is our hunter and our chase, 20 What does the last line do in the poem? Suggest the cycle of generations by implying the speaker will one day be a grandmother Focus on holding the baby Complains to the addressee Shifts the focus, voice, and tone 21 In the beginning of the poem, is the baby already developed? Yes The baby is born No The baby does not exist 22 Which description best contributes to a sense of tessellation in the poem? This is our hunter and our chase, the precise crystals of our eyes. This is no child with a child's face; foresees the unimagined light. 23 What is "the blade" suggestive of? Weaponry Self-defence Pain, danger, walking a thin line Safety 24 Who is being addressed in the poem? The speaker's partner, and the reader (all of humanity) Just the speaker's partner The speaker's child God 25 Which line best infuses a divine quality into the creation of life? this has no name to name it by; the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, This is the maker and the made; he blind head butting at the dark,