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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. What are compared to black blossoms in 'Blossom'?

2. What season does 'Music' take place in?

3. What makes the narrator of 'Fish' and the fish one?

4. Why must bodies be held back in 'Humpbacks'?

5. In 'The Honey Tree', what is found in the honey tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator do in the second part of 'The Garden'?

2. What is the prayer whispered in 'The Garden', and who is it meant for?

3. What does honey fill a person with according to the narrator of 'Honey at the Table'?

4. What is the narrator's head full of in 'Blackberries'?

5. What is the first big question asked of the reader in 'Tecumseh'?

6. What does the narrator of 'Little Sister Pond' compare the moon to?

7. What three things does the narrator of 'In Blackwater Woods' say all men must do?

8. What do the lovers in 'Something' hear?

9. What does the narrator say mankind is nourished by in 'The Fish'?

10. What does the narrator of 'The Roses' compare the blooming of the roses to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foolishness was a very common folly highlighted in this collection of poems. What are some of the main examples of this, and what message was being sent through these examples of blatant foolishness?

Essay Topic 2

What was the main theme in 'Flying' and what kinds of literary devices were used to present this interesting and unique theme?

Essay Topic 3

Oliver puts a huge emphasis on optimism in many of these poems. Which poems presented this idea, and how did they differ in the way each presented this theme?

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