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New and Selected Poems | Quiz

Mary Oliver
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New and Selected Poems | Quiz

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1)

How does Oliver state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

We must listen and obey.
We must ask and wait.
We must desire and pursue.
We must observe and meditate.
2)

In Forty Years, what does Oliver say she struggles with? (from Sections II through VII)

The ignorance of people.
The limitations of language.
The need for knowledge.
The ellusive symbolism.
3)

What time of day did the poet try to save the animal in The Measure? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

Morning.
Afternoon.
Evening.
Night.
4)

Which of these is a line from The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

How does one see and turn away.
How can we be as they?
Where can we turn for peace?
Where does it go and why?
5)

According to Oliver, what is the question mark's bold sister? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

The comma.
The semicolon.
The dash.
The exclamation point.
6)

What are cantos? (from Sections II through VII)

Songs.
Parts of a larger work.
Prose works.
Descriptions.
7)

Which of these is a phrase from At Round Pond? (from Sections II through VII)

Flow of living.
Need for nothing.
Flight and frenzy.
Lush of meaning.
8)

What does Oliver say there are miles of in May? (from Sections II through VII)

Worlds.
Flowing.
Leafing.
Travels.
9)

What is distinct about the poems from West Wind? (from Sections II through VII)

They are more philosophical.
They have a sad tone.
They are light and witty.
They are more adventurous.
10)

What kind of citizen did the poet call the animal in The Measure? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

Unknown.
Voracious.
Shy.
Elderly.
11)

What does Oliver describe with the words red fire in Spring? (from Sections II through VII)

The pain of birth.
The warmth of the sun.
Eyes.
A tongue.
12)

What does Oliver ask the reader in The Bleeding Heart after describing the plant? (from Sections II through VII)

Doesn't that deserve some thought?
How could you not have noticed it?
Haven't you ever considered that?
What does this make you think of?
13)

In Everything, what does Oliver compare elaboration to? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

Frills and lace.
Puffed sleeves.
Striped canes.
Vests with ties.
14)

What is the predator in Prose Poem 2? (from Sections II through VII)

A hawk.
A vulture.
An eagle.
A falcon.
15)

What animal was featured in The Measure? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

A squirrel.
An armadillo.
A rabbit.
A box turtle.
16)

In The Soul At Last, what is Oliver writing about doing? (from Sections II through VII)

Giving a eulogy.
Attending Mass.
Watching the seasons change.
Burying a friend.
17)

Which of these is a line from Prose Poem 1? (from Sections II through VII)

How hopeful we were.
How strong is the stillness.
We just knew not.
Never will we know for sure.
18)

What does Oliver compare herself to at the beginning of Mindful? (from Sections II through VII)

A figure.
A speck.
A needle.
A blade of grass.
19)

In Seven White Butterflies, which of these does Oliver compare the flying butterflies to? (from Sections II through VII)

Singers.
Dancers.
Weavers.
Artists.
20)

How does Oliver describe H's in Forty Years? (from Sections II through VII)

Harsh.
Soldierly.
Inconsistent.
Hidden.
21)

What are all the poems in the third section about? (from Sections II through VII)

Plants.
Dogs.
Animals.
Birds.
22)

What does Oliver say is possible at the beginning of Daisies? (from Sections II through VII)

That we can learn all there is to learn.
That our spirits will live forever.
That we can learn the language of a flower.
That we can be as wise as we wish.
23)

Which of these is a line from The Bleeding Heart? (from Sections II through VII)

What has become of her.
I wish that I were her.
I think that was true.
Where could that have gone?
24)

In The Soul At Last, which of these does Oliver say the composition of the soul is like? (from Sections II through VII)

Tree bark.
Twinkling stars.
Spider webs.
Rushing river.
25)

What were the feet of the animal compared to in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First? (from New Poems (2004 - 2005))

Butter.
The Sun.
Sand.
Flowers.
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