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

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

3. Which is the best description of the tone of stanza one?
(a) Bewildered.
(b) Livid.
(c) Sanguine.
(d) Ebullient.

4. What is the format of "One Art"?
(a) Sestina.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Villanelle.
(d) Ballad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is a reasonable statement of how the punctuation and syntax of the final stanza affect the stanza's tone?

2. What is the verb mood of line 4, "Lose something every day"?

3. The relationship between stanza two and stanza three is most accurately expressed by which of the following?

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

5. Lines 4 and 6, ending in the words "fluster" and "master," exhibit what type of rhyme?

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