View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections II through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature is featured in May?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A snake.
(c) A spider.
(d) A scorpion.

2. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?
(a) Looked into her eye.
(b) Bit her.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Hissed at her.

3. At the end of Mindful, what does Oliver say prayers are made of?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Grass.
(c) Water.
(d) Hopes.

4. What does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?
(a) They are in for a surprise.
(b) They will get sucked in right away.
(c) They will feel like they have always known her.
(d) They will be eased into the style.

5. What literary device is used heavily in Prose Poem 2?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is distinct about the poems from West Wind?

2. What was a joy to the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

3. What kind of hands does Oliver hope to write her poetry with?

4. What had stacked up on the table in Work Sometimes?

5. How is The Bleeding Heart formatted?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 219 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample