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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "One Art" lines 1-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In line 10, what does the speaker admit to having lost?
(a) Their college diploma.
(b) Their child's artwork.
(c) Their wedding ring.
(d) Their mother's watch.

2. What does the speaker use in line 5 as an example of a common lost object?
(a) Keys.
(b) Socks.
(c) Glasses.
(d) Pens.

3. What is the meaning of the word "fluster" in line 4?
(a) Confused agitation.
(b) Sudden, uncoordinated movement.
(c) Tiring inconvenience.
(d) Humorous coincidence.

4. What does the second stanza suggest the "art" of losing consists of?
(a) Ignoring loss.
(b) Grieving loss.
(c) Conquering loss.
(d) Accepting loss.

5. What is the name of the metrical foot that appears at the end of lines 1 and 3 in most of the stanzas?
(a) Amphibrach.
(b) Tribrach.
(c) Dactyl.
(d) Anapest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is employed in line 16, "Even losing you"?

2. Who is the author of "One Art"?

3. What "Art" does the title refer to?

4. Which is the best description of the tone of stanza one?

5. What is used for the first time in the poem's final stanza?

(see the answer key)

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