Multiple Choice
Read the poem
“Ode To A Nightingale” carefully. Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the
question.
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In
stanza 1, the “light-wingèd Dryad” (line 7) is a reference to A. | a
tree. | B. | a drink. | C. | the
wind. | D. | the nightingale. | | |
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2.
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The
speaker’s preferred means of escape from the pain of the world is A. | “the warm
South” (line 15). | B. | “a draught of vintage” (line
11). | C. | “the
viewless wings of Poesy” (line 33). | D. | “Dance, and Provençal song” (line
14). | | |
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3.
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The
birds song is referred to as both a “plaintive anthem” (line 75) and a A. | “soft
incense” (line 42). | B. | “high requiem” (line 60). | C. | “musèd
rhyme” (line 53). | D. | “murmurous haunt” (line
50). | | |
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4.
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In
line 73, “fancy” refers to A. | desire. | B. | reason. | C. | beauty. | D. | imagination. | | |
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5.
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In
the final stanza, the speaker is A. | confused. | B. | joyful. | C. | vengeful. | D. | calm. | | |
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