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Japanese Lullaby
Test Description: Poetry
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) 1. Which words in the second stanza of the poem help the reader understand the meaning of the word yonder?
A
tinkling song
B
silvery star
C
way out
D
I see
2) In line 11 of the poem, the pronoun “it” refers to –
A
the mother bird
B
the silvery star
C
the little pigeon
D
the moonbeam
3) Lines 6-12 of the poem express a feeling of –
A
playfulness
B
confusion
C
tranquility
D
anguish
4) A central idea in the poem is –
A
the long-lasting pain of betrayal
B
the love of a mother for her child
C
the sense of hope that nature can bring
D
the unpredictable nature of life
5) How does the first stanza of the poem contrast with the last stanza?
A
It shifts from a sorrowful little pigeon to a hopeful one.
B
It shifts from third-person to first-person perspective.
C
It shifts from the baby sleeping to the mom swinging.
D
It shifts from the present tense to the future tense.
6) The poet uses rhyme in order to –
A
draw attention to central images
B
convey a sense of urgency
C
contribute to the musical quality of the poem
D
create clear shifts from stanza to stanza
7) The poet uses images from nature to convey –
A
her dislike of the conveniences of modern life
B
the idea that love is fleeting
C
a connection between the speaker and the natural world
D
the difficulty of uniting the natural world and the human realm
8) The purpose of the fourth stanza of the poem is to –
A
contrast the view from inside the house to the outside
B
contrast sharply with the tone established in stanzas 1-3
C
emphasize the importance of the mother’s song
D
emphasize the significance of the ocean
9) What is the speaker doing in the poem?
A
singing her baby to sleep
B
watching a pigeon outside of her window
C
crying as she remembers her mother
D
calling out to her mother
10) The second and third stanza of the poem are mainly about –
A
the speaker singing to her baby
B
the moonbeam brightening the silent room
C
the star shimmering in the darkness
D
the speaker gazing at a star and moonbeam
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