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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "One Art" lines 1-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used for the first time in the poem's final stanza?
(a) Coordinating conjunctions.
(b) Sentence fragments.
(c) Parenthetical expressions.
(d) Modifying phrases.

2. What does the speaker use in line 5 as an example of a common lost object?
(a) Keys.
(b) Pens.
(c) Socks.
(d) Glasses.

3. What "Art" does the title refer to?
(a) The art of disciplining the emotions.
(b) The art of maintaining relationships.
(c) The art of maintaining perspective.
(d) The art of mastering loss.

4. What is the meaning of the word "fluster" in line 4?
(a) Sudden, uncoordinated movement.
(b) Confused agitation.
(c) Tiring inconvenience.
(d) Humorous coincidence.

5. In lines 2 and 3, "so many things seem filled with the intent/ to be lost that their loss is no disaster," what is the antecedent of the word "their"?
(a) Intent.
(b) Things.
(c) Lost.
(d) Many.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of metrical foot is the most frequent in "One Art"?

2. What does the second stanza suggest the "art" of losing consists of?

3. Which word in lines 10 and 11, "And look! my last,/ or next-to-last, of three loved houses went," creates a momentary shift in verb mood?

4. How many refrains does "One Art" contain?

5. How many stanzas does "One Art" have?

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