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Questions 1-5 of 10:

1.

Elizabeth Bishop is: (from Lines 1 – 19)

Still a prolific poet today.

A British poet from the twentieth century.

An American poet from the twentieth century.

Is an American poet from the nineteenth century.

2.

What is the irony in the poem? (from Lines 1 – 19)

The title of the poem is "One Art," but in fact there are many art forms.

The speaker speaks of loss, but has never lost anything.

The speaker claims that it is easy to lose things, but the poem makes clear that this is not always the case.

The speaker claims that she owned “two cities” (13) and “two rivers” (14) and even “a continent” (14), but nobody can actually own those things.

3.

The tone of "One Art": (from Lines 1 – 19)

Shifts in the final stanza.

Changes in each stanza.

Is irrelevant to the poem.

Remains constant throughout the poem.

4.

The language in "One Art" is: (from Lines 1 – 19)

Stylized and formal.

Idiomatic and particular.

Elevated and fanciful.

Simple and direct.

5.

“One Art” is written in the following poetic form: (from Lines 1 – 19)

Eulogy.

Sonnet.

Ode.

Villanelle.

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