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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. How many lines does "One Art" have?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

2. 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.

3. What is different about the final stanza of "One Art"?
(a) It is written in free verse.
(b) It reverses the rhyme pattern of the previous stanzas.
(c) Every line is endstopped.
(d) It has an extra line.

4. What kind of metrical foot is the most frequent in "One Art"?
(a) Iamb.
(b) Spondee.
(c) Dibrach.
(d) Trochee.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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. In line 7, "Then practice losing farther, losing faster," rhythm is created through which devices?

4. What does the colon at the end of line 7, "Then practice losing farther, losing faster," indicate about the "places, and names" in line 8?

5. What is the meaning of the word "fluster" in line 4?

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