Poetic Structure
How many stanzas are in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Six
C. Four
What is the meter used in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”?
A. Iambic Pentameter (10 syllables per line)
B. Free verse (no regular meter)
C. Trochaic Trimeter
D. Iambic Tetrameter
D. Iambic Tetrameter
What is the main theme of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”?
A. City life is exciting
B. Loneliness leads to sadness
C. Nature brings peace and happiness
D. People are better than nature
C. Nature brings peace and happiness
Which literary device does Dickinson use when she makes the sea behave like a person?
A. Hyperbole
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Irony
C. Personification
Which poem uses more visual (sight) imagery?
A. Dickinson’s poem
B. Wordsworth’s poem
C. Both use the same amount
D. Neither uses imagery
C. Both use the same amount
What is the stanza format of “I started Early – Took my Dog –”?
A. One long stanza
B. Four-line stanzas (quatrains)
C. Two-line stanzas
D. No stanza breaks
B. Four-line stanzas (quatrains)
Which of the following best describes Dickinson’s rhyme in her poem?
A. Perfect rhyme throughout
B. No rhyme at all
C. Mostly slant rhyme or near rhyme
D. Rhymes only at the beginning of lines
C. Mostly slant rhyme or near rhyme
What might the sea represent in “I started Early – Took my Dog –”?
A. A vacation
B. A friendly dog
C. A person or feeling coming closer
D. A scary monster
C. A person or feeling coming closer
What kind of imagery does Wordsworth use to describe the daffodils?
A. Sound and smell
B. Color and movement
C. Taste and touch
D. Darkness and shadows
B. Color and movement
How do both poets show feelings through nature?
A. They both avoid nature
B. They show sadness by describing weather
C. They use nature to reflect emotions and thoughts
D. They only describe animals
C. They use nature to reflect emotions and thoughts
How does Emily Dickinson use dashes in her poem?
A. To mark the end of a line
B. To replace words
C. To slow down the reader and create pauses
D. To show excitement
C. To slow down the reader and create pauses
What is the rhyme scheme in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”?
A. ABABCC
B. AABB
C. ABCD
D. Free verse
A. ABABCC
How do both speakers in the poems experience solitude?
A. They are both afraid of being alone
B. They both enjoy nature by themselves
C. They both try to avoid being alone
D. They are surrounded by people
C. They both try to avoid being alone
How does Dickinson mix real and unreal images in her poem?
A. She describes real dogs and beaches only
B. She makes imaginary things sound real, like the sea acting like a man
C. She writes only about dreams
D. She avoids using any images
B. She makes imaginary things sound real, like the sea acting like a man
How does Dickinson’s sentence structure (syntax) affect the meaning of her poem?
A. It keeps the poem simple and clear
B. It makes the poem funny
C. It adds mystery and deeper meanings
D. It tells the reader what to think
C. It adds mystery and deeper meanings
What effect does enjambment (lines running into the next without punctuation) have in either poem?
A. It adds confusion to the meaning
B. It creates a fast and flowing rhythm
C. It ends the thought quickly
D. It makes the poem rhyme more
B. It creates a fast and flowing rhythm
How does the rhyme pattern in Dickinson’s poem affect the tone?
A. It makes the poem feel playful
B. It creates a sense of tension or strangeness
C. It makes it sound like a song
D. It helps tell a clear story
A. It makes the poem feel playful
and/or
C. It makes it sound like a song
In Wordsworth’s poem, what does the speaker say happens when he thinks about the daffodils later?
A. He feels bored
B. He gets confused
C. He feels happy and peaceful again
D. He wants to go to the city
C. He feels happy and peaceful again
How does the tone change in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” from beginning to end?
A. From sad to joyful
B. From angry to peaceful
C. From confused to bored
D. From hopeful to scared
A. From sad to joyful
What do the “host of golden daffodils” likely symbolize in Wordsworth’s poem?
A. A big problem
B. Happy memories and peace in nature
C. Money or wealth
D. A school project
B. Happy memories and peace in nature
Which poet uses a more traditional punctuation style?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. William Wordsworth
C. Both use traditional punctuation
D. Neither uses punctuation
B. William Wordsworth
Which poem includes slant rhyme, where words almost rhyme?
A. Only Wordsworth’s poem
B. Only Dickinson’s poem
C. Both poems
D. Neither poem
C. Both poems
What might the speaker’s walk with the dog and the sea in Dickinson’s poem represent?
A. A regular day at the beach
B. A journey of growing up or facing something unknown
C. A dog’s dream
D. A trip to the market
B. A journey of growing up or facing something unknown
Why might Dickinson use unusual capitalization and dashes?
A. To confuse readers
B. To make the poem look pretty
C. To draw attention and create emotion
D. To save space
C. To draw attention and create emotion
How does the ending of each poem leave the speaker?
A. Both feel more confused than before
B. Dickinson’s speaker feels peaceful, and Wordsworth’s feels worried
C. Wordsworth’s speaker feels joyful, and Dickinson’s speaker has had a powerful, strange experience
D. Both speakers feel scared of nature
C. Wordsworth’s speaker feels joyful, and Dickinson’s speaker has had a powerful, strange experience