Read the following poem, “personal helicon,” and answer the multiple-choice questions. for each question, select the best answer. 1. which literary device is used in “trapped sky” (line 3)? a. allusion b. analogy c. metaphor d. foreshadowing 2. what is the predominant form of imagery in “i savoured the rich crash when a bucket / plummeted down at the end of a rope” (lines 6 and 7)? a. taste b. sight c. smell d. sound 3. “a shallow one under a dry stone ditch fructified like any aquarium. when you dragged out long roots from the soft mulch a white face hovered over the bottom.” in the above lines (lines 9–12), what did the speaker have to do before he could see his reflection? a. fill in the ditch b. drain the mulch c. dig the well deeper d. clear the vegetation 4. which word best describes how the wells appeared to the speaker as a child? a. beautiful b. revolting c. fearsome d. captivating 5. “now to pry into roots, to finger slime, to stare, big-eyed narcissus, into some spring is beneath all adult dignity. i rhyme to see myself, to set the darkness echoing.” what do the above lines (lines 17–20) suggest about the change in the speaker’s awareness of himself? a. he now regrets the past. b. he recognizes his maturity. c. he realizes a need for danger. d. he now appreciates mythology. 6. in the context of the poem as a whole, what does “echoing” (line 20) suggest? a. fear b. egotism c. inspiration d. anticipation 7. which word describes the tone at the end of the poem? a. joyful b. hopeful c. whimsical d. philosophical