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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 does the second stanza suggest the "art" of losing consists of?
(a) Conquering loss.
(b) Grieving loss.
(c) Ignoring loss.
(d) Accepting loss.

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

3. What is the name of the metrical foot that appears at the end of lines 1 and 3 in most of the stanzas?
(a) Dactyl.
(b) Tribrach.
(c) Amphibrach.
(d) Anapest.

4. What is the rhyme scheme of the first five stanzas of "One Art"?
(a) ABA.
(b) AAA.
(c) ABB.
(d) AAB.

5. Which is a reasonable statement of how the punctuation and syntax of the final stanza affect the stanza's tone?
(a) They slow its pace and create a sense of uncertainty.
(b) They accelerate the pace as the stanza unfolds, creating a sense of urgency.
(c) They create a choppy sound that indicates anger.
(d) They create a rolling rhythm that invokes the light, carefree tone of a nursery rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the final stanza of "One Art"?

2. What is a reasonable statement to make about the effect of the enjambment in lines 8 and 9, "places, and names, and where it was you meant/ to travel"?

3. What technique is employed in line 16, "Even losing you"?

4. What is the format of "One Art"?

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

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