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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 the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 13 claim that they have "lost two cities"?
(a) The speaker no longer lives in either city.
(b) The speaker is not welcome in either city.
(c) The speaker is no longer interested in either city.
(d) The speaker cannot find either city.

2. In line 10, what does the speaker admit to having lost?
(a) Their college diploma.
(b) Their wedding ring.
(c) Their mother's watch.
(d) Their child's artwork.

3. Stanzas four through six have which techniques in common?
(a) First person and indicative mood.
(b) Second person and imperative mood.
(c) Second person and indicative mood.
(d) First person and imperative mood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lines does "One Art" have?

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

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

4. Which technique is used in the speaker's claim to have lost "some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent" (line 14)?

5. In the first stanza, what does the speaker suggest makes the loss of some things especially easy to accept?

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