The Daffodils (also known as I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud)

by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced, but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A Poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazedand gazedbut little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

1) What is the speakers mood at the beginning of the poem?

A. Lonesome B. Happy C. Bored

D. Tired

2) I wandered lonely as a cloud is an example of what literary element?

A. Alliteration B. Metaphor C. Simile

D. Diction

3) Ten thousand I saw at a glance/ tossing their heads in sprightly dance is an example of what literary
element?

A. Hyperbole B. Alliteration C. Onomatopoeia

D. Personification

4) What does Wordsworth compare the daffodils to in the second stanza?

A. Stars B. Waves C. Dancers

D. Poets

5) Judging by context clues, a person unfamiliar with the word jocund could conclude that the word most
likely means? A. Cheerful B. Depressed C. Surprised

D. Joking

6) The wealth the speaker refers to is?

A. The amount of time he has to himself B. The satisfaction of connecting with nature C. Money he has spent

D. The happiness the memory brings

7) This poem, like most of Wordsworths work, is mainly about?

A. Humanity B. Nature C. Loneliness

D. Imagination

Bright Star
by John Keats Written to Fanny Brawn, Keatss fiance, in 1819. He died of tuberculosis two years later. Bright star! Would I were steadfast as thou art Not in lone splendor hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like Natures patient sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earths human shores, Or gazing on the new soft fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and the moors Noyet still steadfast, still unchangeable, Pillowd upon my fair loves ripening breast, To feel for ever its soft fall and swell, Awake for ever in a sweet unrest, Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath, And so live everor else swoon to death.
Eremite- A Christian hermit or recluse Ablution- The act of washing oneself

1) What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

A. AABB CCDD EEFF GG B. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG C. ABAB CCDD FEFE GG

D. ACAC BDBD EFEF GG

2) What attributes of the star does Keats envy in the beginning of the poem?
A. The stars reliability and commitment B. The stars passion and fervor C. The stars aloofness and indifference

D. The stars vulnerability and sensitiveness

3) The line Of snow upon the mountains and the moors is an example of which literary device?
A. Pastoral language B. Hyperbole C. Alliteration

D. Diction

4) This poem is written in which form?

A. Ballad B. Ode C. Sonnet

D. Prose

5) The repetition of the words still and forever suggest that Keats desires..?
A. Immortality B. Death C. Isolation

D. Love

6) What quality of the star does Keats NOT envy?

A. The stars steadfastness B. The stars connection to nature C. The stars devotion

D. The stars isolation

7) If Keats cannot remain eternally with his lover, what does he wish upon himself?
A. He wishes to become an eremite B. He wishes to find another love C. He wishes to die

D. He wishes to become a part of nature, similar to the star

How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(Written for her husband, Robert Browning)

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day's Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

1) How many ways of love/loving does the speaker identify?

A. Three B. Six C. Ten D. Eight

2) The best description of the tone of this poem would be?

A. Heartbreaking and sarcastic B. Intimate and passionate C. Happy and celebratory D. Mysterious and quiet

3) What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

A. ABBA ABBA CDC DCD B. ABAB BCBC CDC CDC C. ABBA CDDC DED EDE D. AABB BBCC CBC BCB

4) This sonnet is written in?

A. Dactylic pentameter B. Iambic hexameter C. Anapestic Tetrameter D. Iambic Pentameter

5) The speaker of this poem is?

A. Elizabeth Barrett Browning B. The reader C. Uncertain D. Robert Browning

6) The speaker acknowledges one force greater than her love at the end of the poem. What is that force?
A. Life B. God C. Nature D. Death