View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I will Come Back | The Portrait in the Rock | Fiesta's End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the bells in "Autumn Returns" mean?
(a) That it is time for church.
(b) That someone has been saved.
(c) That someone has died.
(d) That it is six o'clock.

2. In "Ode with a Lament," when does the poet realize he is too old for the woman?
(a) When he looks in a mirror.
(b) When she tells him.
(c) When he sees her up close.
(d) When he falls asleep early.

3. At the end of "Fiesta's End," what does the poet declare?
(a) I was nothing.
(b) I am here.
(c) I will come again.
(d) I am born.

4. In the beginning of "The Ships," what do the ships carry?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Goods.
(c) Weapons.
(d) People.

5. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?
(a) That they mean nothing.
(b) That they should come only from men.
(c) That they hurt more than help.
(d) That they are always late.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?

2. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?

3. What is ruined at the end of "There's No Forgetting"?

4. What does the poet say about his friend's face in the rock in "The Portrait in the Rock"?

5. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 257 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample