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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not included among the required elements in this section?

2. Some students used figures such as which politician?

3. "Tabloid Tone Exercise" is designed to show the poets how to express:

4. "One's-Self, En Masse" begins with a quote by which famous poet?

5. In this section, students are encouraged to write about what topic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how acting as a narrator for the famous encounter might change the tone of the finished poem?

2. Why are tabloids good fodder for poetry?

3. Explain the steps used in "Five Easy Pieces."

4. What is the main purpose of "The Things of This World: Image and Metaphor?"

5. Why does Rita Dove ask students to use crayons to draw pictures of their homes?

6. What is the purpose of using dream notebooks and existing journal entries?

7. Why does Michael Pettit refer to the work of Walt Whitman?

8. Why does Dove insist that students use their first drawings for the poetry exercise?

9. What is the technique outlined in "A Little Night Music: the Narrative Metaphor?"

10. What is the general purpose of THE PRACTICE OF POETRY by Robin Behn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Short Narrative Poem" instructs a student about the art of writing a sonnet with some of the restrictions removed. Explain the procedure. Also make a list of each of the formal formats throughout the book and give an example of each.

Essay Topic 2

What is the "Matthewsian Invisible Hinge?" How is it used in Part Five? What will a poet learn by using this technique? Are there any other techniques in the book that would offer the same results? Explain. Also give an example of a famous poem using this method.

Essay Topic 3

In one of the daily lessons, students were asked to keep both a dream journal and an every day journal. Explain in detail the type of entries kept in both journals and how the information in each may be used to create an effective and vivid poem. Include examples.

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