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Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "The Builders of Statues," what does the poet consider?
(a) If the statues built themselves.
(b) If the statues are a hallucination.
(c) If he can build a statue.
(d) If the statues will exist after he dies.

2. In "The Word," what refines words?
(a) Culture.
(b) Art.
(c) Religion.
(d) Nature.

3. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?
(a) Because he lost his job.
(b) Because he was robbed.
(c) Because he has been left by a woman.
(d) Because he feels like he is in a rut.

4. In "They Come For the Islands," who witnesses the destruction of the island?
(a) The children.
(b) The women.
(c) The gods.
(d) The soldiers.

5. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?
(a) A shipwreck.
(b) A lonely island.
(c) A ray of light.
(d) A school of fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

2. What does the poet say about forever in "And How Long?"

3. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?

4. In "The Builder," what does the poet say he will build his likeness from?

5. What does the storm teach the weak in "Ode to the Storm"?

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