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Section 1: "The Red Wheelbarrow," Lines 1-8

1. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Ezra Pound.

2. How many lines does "The Red Wheelbarrow" have?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. Which of the following describes the rhythm of the poem?
(a) Ballad meter.
(b) Iambic trimeter.
(c) Free verse.
(d) Blank verse.

4. How are the lines of the poem arranged?
(a) Couplets.
(b) Quatrains.
(c) Tercets.
(d) Monostichs.

5. What similarity is shared by every second line of the poem?
(a) They all begin with the letter "b."
(b) They all contain a single syllable.
(c) They all rhyme with one another.
(d) They all are one word long.

6. How many sentences does the poem contain?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

7. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?
(a) The creatures that inhabit the farm.
(b) The farmer who owns it.
(c) The speaker's future happiness.
(d) Something important but unspecified.

8. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?
(a) Slick.
(b) Glazed.
(c) Wet.
(d) Dappled.

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