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Poetry Test Review Practice
“Hope” is the thing with feathers-
By Emily Dickinson
“Hope” is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—
And sweetest— in the Gale—is heard— gale-strong wind
And sore must be the storm— sore-fierce; cruel
That could abash the little Bird abash-embarrass
That kept so many warm—
I’ve heard it in the chillest land—
And on the strangest Sea—
Yet, never, in Extremity, extremity-extreme circumstances
It asked a crumb—of Me.
______1. Which of the following states the overall metaphor of the poem?
A. “I’ve heard it in the chillest land”
B. “It asked a crumb—of Me.
C. “And sore must be the storm—“
D. “ ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers—“
______2. Which of the following gives an accurate description of this poem?
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Afixed and free form poem
B.fixed form poem
C.free form poem
D.none of the above
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______3. Which of the following quotations includes an example of alliteration?
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A. “And on the strangest Sea—”
B. “It asked a crumb—of Me”
C. “That could abash the little Bird”
D.Yet, never, in Extremity”
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______4.The following quote is an example of what type of figure of speech?
Yet, never in Extremity,
It asked a crumb—of Me
A.simile B.metaphor C.onomatopoeia D.personification
______5. Why does Dickinson say that “ ‘Hope’ is a thing with feathers?” (infer)
A. She’s stating that Hope is ugly C.She is saying that Hope is mutating into a totally new creature
B. She is comparing Hope to a bird D.She is saying that Hope is trying to make itself beautiful
______6. According to the first 2 stanzas, when does Hope sing the sweetest? (comprehension)
A. when there is something to hope for
B. when life is stormy and difficult
C. when life is over
D. when life is a bird
______ 7. All of the following tell the reader WHERE hope is found EXCEPT: (comprehension)
A. “I’ve heard it in the chillest land”
B. “And on the strangest sea”
C. “That kept so many warm”
D. “That perches in the soul”
______8.Which of the following is an appropriate tone for this poem?
A. comforting
B. mysterious
C. creepy
D. insane
______9.All of the following are things that Hope does EXCEPT: (comprehension)
A. “that could abash the little Bird”
B. “sings the tune without the words”
C. “kept so many warm”
D. “perches in the soul”
______10.Which is the appropriate rhyme scheme for the 2nd stanza?
A.ABCB B. ABAB C.AABB D.ABCD
ANSWER KEY:
- D
- B
- A
- D
- B
- B
- C
- A
- A
- B