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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 device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Apostrophe.

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

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

4. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?
(a) Like a nun's habit.
(b) Muffling.
(c) Rippling.
(d) Covering.

5. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?
(a) A knight.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bird.
(d) A falconer.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the poem dedicated?

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

3. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?

4. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?

5. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?

(see the answer key)

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