Poetry Test Review
December
The poet of “The Road
Not Taken”
Robert Frost
The poet of “Mother to
Son”
Langston Hughes
The poet of “A Visit from
St. Nicholas”
Clement C. Moore
The poet of “Paul
Revere’s Ride”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poet of “All but
Blind”
Walter de la Mare
The poet of “The
Choice”
Dorothy Parker
The poet of “Stopping by
Woods on a Snowy
Evening”
Robert Frost
The poet of “Annabel
Lee”
Edgar Allan Poe
The poet of “My Last
Duchess”
Robert Browning
The poet of “Ring Out,
Wild Bells”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The poet of
“Mushrooms”
Sylvia Plath
“The Road Not Taken”
takes place in the winter
False
The speaker in “The
Road Not Taken” chooses
the road less traveled
True
The speaker in “Mother
to Son” gives loving
advice to her son
True
The son in “Mother to
Son” has just been caught
stealing
False
In “Mother to Son” the
speaker has a hard life
True
“Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening” is an
example of free verse of
non-traditional poetry
False
The speaker in “Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy
Evening” is frightened by
the snowstorm
False
The speaker in “Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy
Evening” is accompanied
only by his dog
False
“Ring Out, Wild Bells” is
about the death of a
friend
False
“Ring Out, Wild Bells”
takes place on
Independence Day
False
In the poem “Annabel
Lee” the speaker talks
about his love for his wife
True
In “Annabel Lee” the
speaker has lost his love
to another man
False
The speaker in “My Last
Duchess” is the Duchess’s
husband
True
The speaker misses the
Duchess and wishes she
were still alive
False
The subject in the poem
“All but Blind” is the need
to wear glasses
False
The speaker in “All but
Blind” compares himself
to three different animals
True
The speaker in “The
choice” has to choose
between two roads
False
“The Road Not Taken” is
a traditional poem
True
“Mother to Son” is a
traditional poem
False
“A Visit from St.
Nicholas” contains a lot
of metaphors and similes
True
In “The Road Not Taken” how
does the traveler feel about the
choice he has to make?
Answer: sorry, regretful, and sad
that he could not travel both
In “Mother to Son” what does
the mother compare her life to?
Answer: staircase
Compare “Mother to Son” and
“The Road Not Taken.”
Describe one way they are alike
Answer: The both have messages
about life
Compare “Mother to Son” and
“The Road Not Taken.”
Describe one way they are
different
Answer: “Mother to Son” is a nontraditional poem and “The Road
Not Taken” is a traditional poem
What is the theme of “All but
Blind”
Answer: We are all blind to
something/someone
Who is the audience in “The
Choice”
Answer: The man the speaker
loves, her mate (choice)
Give reason for the repetition at
the end of “Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening”
Answer: To emphasize life before
dying/make most of life
Who is the audience in “My
Last Duchess,” and tell why he
is there at the Duchess’s home
Answer: A count who is there to
offer his daughter to the Duke
How does the reader know
before the end of the poem that
the speaker in “Annabel Lee” is
no the sanest of characters
Answer: Consumed by his love her
her
Blames everyone but himself for her
death
Describe the speaker in “My
Last Duchess.” Use adjectives
and examples to support your
answer
Answer: Powerful/controlling – I gave commands
Conceited/selfish – “I chose to never stop – 900 year
old name”
Heartless/murderous/cruel – “I gave commands and
all smiles stopped together”
Wealthy – “dowry – 900 year old name”
Pathetic – “fair daughter’s self…is my object”