Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Apparently with no surprise? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In what meter is the poem written?
Ballad meter
Trimeter
Tetrameter
Meter maid
Q. Which of the following are themes in the poem?
The eternal goodness of cured ham
Gender
Death
Madness
Q. About what is the happy flower unsurprised?
Decapitation
An unsuccessful attempt by its friends at a surprise bday party
Sunrise
The rain
Q. Which of the following lines contains the best example of personification?
To measure off another Day
For an Approving God
To any happy Flower
Monkey in a man suit
Q. Which line has the best examples of assonance and consonance?
The Frost beheads it at its play—
The blonde Assassin passes on—
For an Approving God
To measure off another Day