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Blank Verse in Plath's Poems

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What is the name of Sylvia Plath's poem that is written entirely in blank verse?

  1. Daddy

  2. Lady Lazarus

  3. The Colossus

  4. Ariel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Daddy is a poem by Sylvia Plath that is written entirely in blank verse.

How many lines does the poem "Daddy" consist of?

  1. 24

  2. 36

  3. 48

  4. 60


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The poem "Daddy" consists of 60 lines.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem "Daddy"?

  1. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

  2. AABB CCDD EEFF GG

  3. ABCB DEFD EFGH IJ

  4. No rhyme scheme


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The poem "Daddy" does not have a rhyme scheme.

What is the meter of the poem "Daddy"?

  1. Iambic pentameter

  2. Trochaic octameter

  3. Anapestic tetrameter

  4. Spondaic hexameter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The poem "Daddy" is written in iambic pentameter.

What is the tone of the poem "Daddy"?

  1. Angry

  2. Sad

  3. Mournful

  4. Nostalgic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The poem "Daddy" is written in an angry tone.

What is the theme of the poem "Daddy"?

  1. The relationship between a father and daughter

  2. The death of a father

  3. The power of memory

  4. The search for identity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The poem "Daddy" explores the complex relationship between a father and daughter.

What is the significance of the title "Daddy"?

  1. It is a term of endearment.

  2. It is a term of respect.

  3. It is a term of fear.

  4. It is a term of hatred.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The title "Daddy" is significant because it is a term of hatred that the speaker uses to address her father.

What is the significance of the repetition of the word "daddy" in the poem?

  1. It emphasizes the speaker's anger towards her father.

  2. It emphasizes the speaker's love for her father.

  3. It emphasizes the speaker's fear of her father.

  4. It emphasizes the speaker's respect for her father.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The repetition of the word "daddy" in the poem emphasizes the speaker's anger towards her father.

What is the significance of the imagery of the "black shoe" in the poem?

  1. It represents the speaker's father's power.

  2. It represents the speaker's father's authority.

  3. It represents the speaker's father's violence.

  4. It represents the speaker's father's death.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The imagery of the "black shoe" in the poem represents the speaker's father's power.

What is the significance of the imagery of the "Nazi lampshade" in the poem?

  1. It represents the speaker's father's evil.

  2. It represents the speaker's father's cruelty.

  3. It represents the speaker's father's violence.

  4. It represents the speaker's father's death.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The imagery of the "Nazi lampshade" in the poem represents the speaker's father's evil.

What is the significance of the imagery of the "foot" in the poem?

  1. It represents the speaker's father's power.

  2. It represents the speaker's father's authority.

  3. It represents the speaker's father's violence.

  4. It represents the speaker's father's death.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The imagery of the "foot" in the poem represents the speaker's father's power.

What is the significance of the imagery of the "boot" in the poem?

  1. It represents the speaker's father's power.

  2. It represents the speaker's father's authority.

  3. It represents the speaker's father's violence.

  4. It represents the speaker's father's death.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The imagery of the "boot" in the poem represents the speaker's father's violence.

What is the significance of the imagery of the "gun" in the poem?

  1. It represents the speaker's father's power.

  2. It represents the speaker's father's authority.

  3. It represents the speaker's father's violence.

  4. It represents the speaker's father's death.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The imagery of the "gun" in the poem represents the speaker's father's violence.

What is the significance of the imagery of the "coffin" in the poem?

  1. It represents the speaker's father's power.

  2. It represents the speaker's father's authority.

  3. It represents the speaker's father's violence.

  4. It represents the speaker's father's death.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The imagery of the "coffin" in the poem represents the speaker's father's death.

What is the significance of the imagery of the "grave" in the poem?

  1. It represents the speaker's father's power.

  2. It represents the speaker's father's authority.

  3. It represents the speaker's father's violence.

  4. It represents the speaker's father's death.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The imagery of the "grave" in the poem represents the speaker's father's death.

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