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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. Which is a reasonable statement of how the punctuation and syntax of the final stanza affect the stanza's tone?
(a) They create a choppy sound that indicates anger.
(b) They slow its pace and create a sense of uncertainty.
(c) They accelerate the pace as the stanza unfolds, creating a sense of urgency.
(d) They create a rolling rhythm that invokes the light, carefree tone of a nursery rhyme.
2. What is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 13 claim that they have "lost two cities"?
(a) The speaker is not welcome in either city.
(b) The speaker is no longer interested in either city.
(c) The speaker no longer lives in either city.
(d) The speaker cannot find either city.
3. What is the verb mood of line 4, "Lose something every day"?
(a) Interrogative.
(b) Subjunctive.
(c) Indicative.
(d) Imperative.
4. Who is the author of "One Art"?
(a) Audre Lourde.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Elizabeth Bishop.
(d) Lucille Clifton.
5. What is a reasonable statement to make about the effect of the enjambment in lines 8 and 9, "places, and names, and where it was you meant/ to travel"?
(a) It creates a humorous effect because the words that complete the thought on line 9 are unexpected.
(b) It creates the sense of something being missing or lost because the thought is interrupted by enjambment.
(c) It creates irony because the thought's completion on line 9 is actually the opposite of what the speaker means.
(d) It creates an angry, agitated tone because of the isolation of the word "meant," which ends with a harsh sound.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of metrical foot is the most frequent in "One Art"?
2. What is the rhyme scheme of the first five stanzas of "One Art"?
3. What is the meaning of the word "fluster" in line 4?
4. The relationship between stanza two and stanza three is most accurately expressed by which of the following?
5. Which is the best description of the tone of stanza one?
This section contains 386 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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