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Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14

1. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?
(a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
(b) Christina Rossetti.
(c) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

2. What is the common name of the titular bird?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Osprey.
(c) Kite.
(d) Kestrel.

3. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) The poet's spouse.
(b) A Victorian minister.
(c) Christ.
(d) Matthew Arnold.

4. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
(a) Morning.
(b) Kingdom.
(c) Daylight.
(d) Minion.

5. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?
(a) Daylight.
(b) The dawn.
(c) Flight.
(d) The air.

6. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
(a) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.
(b) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(c) Metaphor and alliteration.
(d) Alliteration and internal rhyme.

7. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Slant.
(d) Eye.

8. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "B" lines"?
(a) Masculine.
(b) Eye.
(c) Slant.
(d) Feminine.

9. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
(a) B and C.
(b) A and B.
(c) B and D.
(d) A and C.

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