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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through New Poems (2004 - 2005).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Oliver describe her poetry in Everything?
(a) Her art.
(b) Her message.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her creation.

2. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Common, but amazing words.
(b) Ripe words.
(c) Doubled words.
(d) Meaningful words.

3. What does Oliver try to avoid awkwardness in as she is writing?
(a) Subject matter.
(b) Format.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Abbreviations.

4. How does the editor describe the language in the first section of poems?
(a) Descriptive.
(b) Adorned.
(c) Basic.
(d) Imaginative.

5. What does the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?
(a) Inside jokes.
(b) Deep analogies.
(c) Metaphors.
(d) Anachronisms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oliver like to use her most common literary device?

2. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

3. In Everything, what does Oliver say she has faith in?

4. How does Oliver use plants and animals in her poems?

5. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?

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