Comprehension Quiz

This activity contains 3 questions.

Why does the speaker refer to Saint Vitus in line 17?

The speaker has the heebie-jeebies.All of the above.A nervous condition is named after Saint Vitus.Saint Vitus is the patron saint of dancers.

What sort of trouble is the speaker evidently in?

depressiondebtall of these answers divorce

The word play in the poem lends itself to which of the following:

formal tone.metaphor.all of these answers.irony.

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