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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 The Soul At Last, which of these does Oliver say the composition of the soul is like?

2. In Mindful, what does Oliver say she was born to do?

3. What mocks Oliver in Daisies?

4. In Prose Poem 1, what does Oliver say the season she talks about was full of?

5. What are cantos?

Short Essay Questions

1. What creature is described in Spring, and why?

2. How does Oliver describe letters in Forty Years?

3. In May, what does Oliver say she wants to see?

4. In Mindful, what does Oliver say she sees everyday?

5. In Grass, what does Oliver say nature does?

6. What is compared in Many Miles?

7. What does Oliver say the owl is symbolic of in At Round Pond?

8. What is the poet amazed by in Mindful?

9. What is the overall feeling in Prose Poem 1?

10. What are some of the questions asked in How Would You Live Then?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is prose poetry different from other forms, and what other effects did prose form have on the poems written in that style?

Essay Topic 2

Religion was a theme that was touched on a number of times in this book. Where did this theme appear, and what are some of the different ways this theme was introduced?

Essay Topic 3

How does Mary Oliver change through the progression of these poems, and what causes these changes?

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