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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. 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?
(a) The word "loved."
(b) The word "next."
(c) The word "went."
(d) The word "look."

2. The relationship between stanza two and stanza three is most accurately expressed by which of the following?
(a) Stanza three exposes the inherent contradictions in the ideas about loss advanced by stanza two.
(b) Stanza three repeats the emotional plea of stanza two in a more logical and rational form.
(c) Stanza three provides hyperbolic examples of the effects of loss proposed in stanza two.
(d) Stanza three extends the small, everyday losses in stanza two into more serious and personal territory.

3. How many stanzas does "One Art" have?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

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

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 create a choppy sound that indicates anger.
(c) They accelerate the pace as the stanza unfolds, creating a sense of urgency.
(d) They create a rolling rhythm that invokes the light, carefree tone of a nursery rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is the best description of the tone of stanza one?

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

4. In line 10, what does the speaker admit to having lost?

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

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