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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Asyndeton.
(c) Atanaclasis.
(d) Antithesis.

2. What is the common name of the titular bird?
(a) Osprey.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Kestrel.
(d) Kite.

3. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
(a) A and B.
(b) B and C.
(c) A and C.
(d) B and D.

4. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
(a) Morning.
(b) Kingdom.
(c) Minion.
(d) Daylight.

5. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) The poet's spouse.
(b) Christ.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) A Victorian minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?

2. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?

3. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?

4. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?

5. What is "sillion" (line 12)?

(see the answer key)

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