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

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

3. What technique is employed in line 16, "Even losing you"?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Dramatic irony.
(d) Understatement.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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