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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Oliver's most commonly used literary device in these poems?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Anthropomorphism.

2. In Work Sometimes, what does Oliver say happiness is?
(a) Usefulness.
(b) A job well done.
(c) Moments of peace.
(d) Work ongoing.

3. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?
(a) Wonderment.
(b) Joy.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Heart.

4. In While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what is the song of the bird compared to?
(a) A psalm of love.
(b) A hymn of thanks.
(c) A trumpet of declaration.
(d) A conversation.

5. Which of these is a line from Spring?
(a) All winter I long for this.
(b) All day I think of her.
(c) All night I dream of him.
(d) All year I wait for this.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oliver trying to establish an intimacy with in Work Sometimes?

2. What are cantos?

3. What is the first animal Oliver talks about in Spring?

4. What does Oliver say she wants readers of Everything to look beyond?

5. How is Oliver trying to establish the intimacy she desires in Work Sometimes?

(see the answer key)

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