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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. Who does Hugo put in the silo in one of his poems?
2. Which colleague of Hugo's points out that "if you are not risking sentimentality, you are not close to your inner self"?
3. The two prostitutes in an assumption are nice to everyone but _____.
4. Hugo says that if one is a private poet, then one's vocabulary is limited to one's _____.
5. Specifically, Hugo asks students never to worry about _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Hugo suggest that the triggering town be unfamiliar?
2. What does the hermit in one assumption do to fill his days?
3. Why are people suspicious of Hugo in the assumption about couples?
4. Describe the two outcomes of the annual picnic in the triggering town.
5. What does Hugo say is Roethke's strength as a teacher?
6. What are the two attitudes Hugo says a writer carries to the page?
7. How does Roethke read a poem, and what does Hugo say is the effect it has on students?
8. How does Hugo describe looking at the world of the imagination?
9. Why does Hugo say that Roethke thinks that young chicks are the best students?
10. What is Buzz Green's description of Lou Garrity's trombone playing and how does it relate to Hugo's idea of writing poetry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the role of forms in poetry. How does Hugo feel about forms? How do the "traditionalists" feel about them?
Essay Topic 2
What does Hugo feel is the role of competition in being a poetry writer? Who does he know that is competitive about it? What is the effect Hugo sees as a result of being competitive?
Essay Topic 3
How does Hugo describe the difference between working at a regular job in "the real world" versus teaching at a university? What is the only initiating subject he ever wrote a poem about where he worked?
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