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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. In Poem 4, the poet writes of dead sunflowers and live what?
2. In Poem 24, the poet writes, "We squat upon the beach of love/ among Picasso _____ struck full of sand."
3. What can never fade into a money-losing nothingness in Poem 10?
4. In poem 29, the poet writes of what character from The Sun Also Rises?
5. In Poem 21, from the other side of what do the green birds sing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the juxtaposition of setting in Poem 19 of Chapter One? How is memory involved?
2. What is the statue described as in Poem 6 of Chapter One?
3. What does Chagall do in Poem 14 of Chapter One?
4. What is the major theme of Poem 29 of Chapter One?
5. In the eleventh poem of Chapter One, in what way does the author describe the "Wild West"?
6. Describe Poem 7 of Chapter One. What literally happens in the poem, and what is the underlying meaning?
7. In Chapter One, where does Poem 20 take place? With what does the poet fall in love?
8. What is the Paradiso in Poem 13 of Chapter One?
9. Detail the events which take place in Poem 8, in Golden Gate Park.
10. How is life compared to a circus in Poem 17 of Chapter One?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Poem 29 of Chapter One, the author makes extensive use of literary and pop culture allusions. Describe some of these which were researched during the class. What is their significance to the poem?
Essay Topic 2
What are the major themes of the poem "I Am Waiting"? How does the author express the time in which he exists in this poem? How does Ferlinghetti illuminate his political beliefs through the use of symbolism?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the major themes of Chapter 1. Define the term "theme" and give examples of the symbolism and imagery the author uses to illuminate these themes.
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