Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Layers? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. How many stanzas are in "The Layers"?
Three
One
Five-and-a-half
Two
Q. "How shall the heart be reconciled / to its feast of losses?" (20-21) is an example of what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Oxyloony
Refrain
Rhetorical question
Q. What is the meter of this poem?
Iambic pentameter
Free verse (no regular meter)
Dubstep
Blank verse
Q. In lines 37-38, "Live in the layers, / not on the litter" is an example of what type of sound play?
Assonance
Anaphora
Alliteration
Yodeling
Q. Which of the following is a recurring image in the poem?
Gifts / presents
Birds
Snow
Stones / milestones