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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the names of the two girls the speaker of No Thank You, John says would take pity on John?
2. Who is at the resting place of the speaker in Up-Hill?
3. Where does the poem's first (or only) speaker have power in A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break?
4. How many Johns would the speaker of No Thank You, John rather say "no" to than say yes to her auditor?
5. What can the bowl in the third stanza of A Better Resurrection literally not hold?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perhaps the dominant theme in all of the poems in the collection is the temporality of earthly happiness. Compose an analytical essay which, in perusing the entirety of the collection, designates a comprehensive portrayal of earthly happiness. In what poems is there a commentary upon happiness? How is happiness portrayed in each individual poem? What is demonstrated by the poems individually? What is demonstrated by the poems overall? Against what is the temporality of earthly happiness contrasted? What do these presentations reveal about human nature?
Essay Topic 2
A theme primarily exposed in Maude Clare is the contrast between a fleeting, passionate love and a lasting, committed love. This theme does appear, though not so evidently, in other poems, in which the temporality of certain joys is contrasted with more permanent emotions. In a well-developed essay, analyze this theme of contrast in loves. How is each portrayed? With what is passionate love commonly associated? With what is committed love commonly associated? How do the characters associated with each regularly comport themselves? What do these presentations reveal about human nature and its disposition towards love and relationships?
Essay Topic 3
As the second longest poem in the collection, The Convent Threshold provides an interesting and extended commentary on sin and redemption. Compose an analytical essay which examines the poem's portrayal of these two themes. How does the poem portray sin? How does the poem portray redemption? How does the poem's speaker perceive the world? How does this perception contrast with the perspective of her beloved? What is the significance of the speaker's dreams? What sort of love does the speaker choose, and what sort of love does she reject? What is the significance of the title to the overall meaning of the poem?
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