Poetry Final Exam Questions

In "The Whipping," the Speaker is

a neighbor

In "The Whipping," the Occasion is

witnessing the neighbor woman beat her son

In "The Whipping," the Audience as suggested by the poem specifically is

the speaker

The extended metaphor that runs throughout Sonnet LXVII compares the speaker to a(n)

boat

The speaker in Sonnet LXVII compares the audience in line 1 to a(n)

fortified tower

In Sonnet LXVII "blessed coast" (12) refers to

the woman whom the speaker loves

The Purpose of Sonnet LXVII can best be classified as to

explore the mental state of a character

In "To the Mercy Killers" the Audience is

kindly killers

In "To the Mercy Killers" line 1 suggest that the Occasion is

hypothetical

In "To the Mercy Killers" death (3) qualifies as a(n)

personification

In "To the Mercy Killers" the literal element for "shelf" (10) is

the speaker’s body

In "To the Mercy Killers" the metaphor "shelf" (10-12) in context with the poem emphasizes which idea?

passive holder of life

In the following line, pen, a tool associated with written persuasion and protest and advocacy for change, qualifies as which figure of speech?

The pen is mightier than the sword.

metonymy

The expression below means that the time for talk and preparation have ended and the moment of truth has arrived.  The car will be put to the test, moving beyond talk about the car's virtues or bragging about the driver's abilities and placed on the road in order to test it out, perhaps in a race.

If in the expression "rubber" refers to a car's tires, a part of a car, this expression then qualifies as what figure of speech?

Now the rubber meets the road.

synecdoche

If "rubber" is interpreted to imply a tire, which is made of rubber, then this figure of speech qualifies as an example of a(n)

Now the rubber meets the road.

synecdoche

If the emphasis of the expression below is on "road," suggesting that the journey now begins, then referring to "road," something that a journey is associated with, constitutes which figure of speech?

Now the rubber meets the road.

metonymy

Which figure of speech is achieved by giving the three qualities listed in the lines below the ability to slam a door as if consciously rejecting a doctor? 

Joy and Temperance and Repose

Slam the door on the doctor's nose.

personification

Which of the statements below is not suggested by these lines?

Joy and Temperance and Repose

Slam the door on the doctor's nose.

Moderation and self-denial alone are not sufficient for self-care

In the following lines, "desert" is implicitly compared to a

The tawny-hided desert

Crouches watching her.

predator

In the expression below, "tomorrow" is a ___ for ___.

Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die.

metaphor/ the future

Which line in "Thou Blind Man's Mark" does NOT suggest the fault of the individual for embracing or nurturing Desire's deception?

band of all evils

The speaker in "Thou Blind Man's Mark," in addressing an abstract concept that cannot respond creates which of the following figures of speech? 

apostrophe

In "Thou Blind Man's Mark," a shift in the speaker's purpose can be found in what line?

line 9

The late 2000-teens introduced the term "VSCO girls" to our language, referring to a population of girls who dressed and behaved alike to the point of being indistinguishable.  They dressed in Birkenstocks or Crocs, carried hydroflasks with metal straws, wore oversized sweatshirts, and posted their posed pictures on the photography app VSCO.

To refer to them as VSCO girls is an example of which figure of speech?

metonymy

The speaker in "Thou Blind Man's Mark," in addressing his audience as if it has motives creates which of the following figures of speech?

personification

In “The Whipping,” the irony of line 19 is made evident by ALL of the following lines except

lines 9-10

In "The Whipping," understanding the metaphor in line 11 depends upon recognizing what trait of the vehicle?

Its ability to awaken dormant seeds or plants.

In Sonnet LXVII "ballast" refers to

"purest love" (5)