Mock Test Set 1

1) The poem centres round the theme of - 

A) glamour and beauty of Lucy 

B) loveliness of Lucy and her place 

C) growth, perfection and death of Lucy

D) Lucy's serene mind

2) what does the final exclamation "The difference to me" imply? 

A) a minor inconvenience 

B) a dramatic irony 

C) profound personal loss 

D) a joyful discovery

3) The star refers to

A)  Mars

B)  Venus the evening star

C)  the sun 

D) the moon

4) What is symbolised by 'the eye' in the line "half hidden from the eye"?  

A) Lucy's blindness

B) The world's attention

C) A divine vision

D) An animal

5) What literary device is found in "fair as a star"?

A) Simile 

B) Metaphor 

C) Irony

D) Symbolism 

6) The "springs of Dove" most likely refer to- 

A) a mythological place 

B) the source of a river 

C) a village festival 

D) a dove's nest

7) The phrase "none to praise" contains which figure of speech? 

A) Hyperbole

B) Irony

C) Repetition 

D) Litotes

8) The expression "very few to love" suggests: 

A) Lucy was shy and unfriendly 

B) Lucy was disliked

C) Lucy was loved buy a small circle including the speaker

D) Lucy chose to remain single 

9) The poem has a- 

A)  ballad structure

B) Sprung rhythm

C) a cyclical structure

D) flat structure

10) The interjection Oh! Suggests the sense of- 

A) joy 

B) sorrow and loss

C) disgust 

D) depression

11) The violet was grown by a 

A) mossy stone 

B) small hill

C) mountain

D) hilly region

12) What is the most important contrast established in the poem?

A) wealth versus poverty

B)  fame versus obscurity

C)  night versus day

D)  love versus hate 

13) Wordsworth's  reference to nature in the poem mainly serves to :

A) contrast the beauty of the city and the countryside 

B) show the nature is indifferent to human struggle

C) reflect the inner emotional world of the speaker 

D) criticise the changing seasons

14) The phrase "she lived unknown and few could know"conveys : 

A) the anonymity of lucy's life 

B) Lucy's secret talents 

C)  The Fame of lucy's family

D)  the secrecy of Lucy's emotions 

15) The phrase "ceased to be" is an example of- 

A) Synecdoche 

B) Euphemism

C) Simile

D) Metaphor

16) Here ceased to be means 

A) ceased to die 

B) ceased to exist 

C) ceased to remain 

D) ceased to walk

17) The violet was 

A) hidden

B) half hidden 

C) short lived 

D) half secluded

18) The poem's rhyme scheme is 

A) AABB 

B) ABAB 

C) ABCD

D) ABBA

19)  Which romantic ideal is most evident in this poem? 

A) Emphasis on industrial progress

B) Celebration of aristocracy

C) Reverence for the simple, solitary life

D) Use of  urban imagery

20) The final stanza implies that Lucy's death : 

A) caused widespread mourning 

B) Did not effect anyone at all

C) Made no difference to society, but was devastating to the speaker 

D) was widely reported

Ans key: 

1) C 2) C 3) C 4) B 5) A 6) B 7) D 8) C 9) C 10) B 11) A 12) B 13) C 14) A 15) B 16) B 17) B 18) B 19) C 20) C