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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 5 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many sentences does the poem contain?
2. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?
3. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?
4. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
5. Which of the following describes the rhythm of the poem?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the images presented in this poem?
2. What is the surface meaning of this poem?
3. What is the most reasonable interpretation of this poem's setting, and why?
4. Describe the diction of this poem.
5. Describe the poem's form.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is there any real significance to the colors used in "The Red Wheelbarrow"? Consider the Objectivist nature of the poem. How does this philosophical stance make it unlikely that Williams consciously intended the colors to be symbolic? Can text have symbolic content even when an author does not intend it to? Write an essay that takes and defends a position on how Objectivism sheds light on both Williams's intended use of the colors red and white and their effect on the reader. Support your argument with evidence drawn from the poem, and be sure to cite any quoted evidence and outside sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
How does the juxtaposition of the wheelbarrow, the rainwater, and the chickens create meaning in "The Red Wheelbarrow"? Write an essay that takes and defends a position about the meaning of the combination of these three images. Support your argument with evidence drawn from the poem, and be sure to cite any quoted evidence in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Can you change the placement of anything in "The Red Wheelbarrow" and still convey the same feelings and ideas? Can you substitute language or details? Write an essay in which you explicate the necessity of the specific construction that Williams has chosen. Show how each word, each detail, each space, and each linebreak adds something to the poem's tone or theme. Be sure to cite quoted evidence in MLA format.
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