1. The poem "Leda and the Swan" is an example of

a. Shakespearean Sonnet

b. Epic

c. Petrarchan Sonnet

d. Dramatic Monologue

e. Ballad

2. What are "the dark webs" in line 3 symbolic of ?

a. They are literally the swan's dark webbed feet

b. They are literally a tangle of thorns

c. They are literally the swan's shadow

d. They symbolize Leda's confusion and disorientation

e. They symbolize the darkness in Leda's future

3. What literary devices are seen in the poem?

I. Simile

II. Enjambment

III. Personification

IV. Rhyme

a. I and II

b. II only

c. II, III, IV

d. I, II, III, and IV

e. none of the above

4. What is the significance of the title "Leda and the Swan"?

a. The Swan is the Greek god Zeus who had affairs with many mortal women

b. It identifies the two characters involved in the poem

c. Leda is the name of the girl and the swan is a symbol of her innocence

d. It is a reference to the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan in which Leda transforms into a swan

e. It is a reference to the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan in which Zeus rapes Leda

5. By the last two stanzas, what is the consequence of Leda's rape?

a. The Trojan war

b. The death of Agamemnon

c. The impregnation of Leda

d. The death of Agamemnon, Leda's unborn child

e. The death of Leda