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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best description of Emily Dickinson's poetry?
Lengthy and conventional
Rhythmic and sentimental
Rambling and crude
Concise and insightful
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is one thing Whitman and Dickinson had in common?
They both rejected the wealth of their families.
They both challenged the status quo of poetic expression.
They both had a burning desire to achieve fame.
They both questioned their mentors who critiqued them.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a concept the Romantics valued?
Industrialism
Immobility
Idealism
Science
- 4. Multiple Choice
Read the following text:
The cold chill of loneliness on this black night reflects the enormity of time and space.
Which Romantic idea is most clearly shown here?
Reason
Intuition
Realism
Idealism
- 5. Multiple Choice
What kind of experiences did the Romantics mostly write about?
Collective experiences
Experiences rooted in history
Individual experiences
The experiences of animals
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where did the Romantics most look for inspiration?
Nature
Their homes
Society
Books
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which sentence includes a simile?
A picture of the sunset on the pier appeared in a magazine.
Her call was as gruff as a sea lion's.
I looked down the pier just as a sea lion hoisted itself back in the water.
His voice resembles his mother's voice.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read the following text:
As his classmates teased him about his new glasses, his heart was a stone.
Which poetic device is used here?
Personification
Metaphor
Rhyme
Simile
- 9. Multiple Choice
Read the following text:
Just as my feet touched the sweltering pavement, the heat embraced my sadness.
Which object or concept is personified here?
Pavement
Feet
Heat
Sadness
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which phrase includes alliteration?
The kitten was as soft as downy feathers.
The cat stared at me like she's an alien observing mankind.
The cat slumbered on a mat.
Callie the cat came quietly creeping.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the tone of this poem?
Two frogs in a pond,
Chillin' on a lily pad,
Suddenly, one croaked.
Playful
Morbid
Intellectual
Tense
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