Emily Dickinson, "Success is counted sweetest..."

The alliteration in the first stanza serves to
(A) soothe the reader
(B) highlight the envious tone
(C) complement the assonance in the fi rst stanza
(D) contrast the consonance in the second stanza
(E) emphasize the appeal of success by creating an appealing sound

The rhythm and beat of the poem as a whole can best
be described as
consisting of
(A) three to four feet of iambs
(B) iambic pentameter
(C) iambic trimeter
(D) three to four feet of trochees
(E) trochaic tetrameter

Line 5 is an example of what type of measured beat?
(A) iambic tetrameter
(B) iambic trimeter
(C) trochaic tetrameter
(D) iambic pentameter
(E) trochaic trimeter

The poem’s language can be described as consisting of all of the following
except
(A) aphorisms
(B) homilies
(C) epigrams
(D) axioms
(E) chiasmus

The poem’s rhyme scheme is
(A) abcb defe ghih
(B) abab abab abab
(C) abcb abcb abcb
(D) abcd efgh ijkl
(E) aabb ccdd eef

The word “comprehend” in line 3 most likely means
(A) to eat
(B) to fi gure out
(C) to determine
(D) to analyze
(E) to truly know

The words “day” (6) and “victory” (8) provide an example of
(A) feminine rhyme
(B) slant rhyme
(C) double entendre
(D) oxymoron
(E) antithesis

The structure of the poem consists of
(A) a hypothesis, reasoning, and a solution
(B) a proposition and evidence
(C) one axiomatic sentence and two sentences with images demonstrating
the axiom
(D) a theory and examples
(E) a question answered by hypothetical situations

The overall tone of the poem is
(A) pedantic
(B) didactic
(C) moralistic
(D) adagelike
(E) envious

The poem can be summarized by which of the following sentences?
(A) Only those who have achieved success understand its sweetness.

(B) Success comes only to those who risk and persevere.

(C) Success is best won through hard work.
(D) Only those who have not achieved success understand its sweetness.
(E) The victor is always better off .