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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many refrains does "One Art" contain?
2. In lines 2 and 3, "so many things seem filled with the intent/ to be lost that their loss is no disaster," what is the antecedent of the word "their"?
3. What is the format of "One Art"?
4. How many lines does "One Art" have?
5. What kind of metrical foot is the most frequent in "One Art"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the speaker arrange the examples of things that can be lost?
2. What are the refrains employed in "One Art"?
3. On the surface level, what is the main message of "One Art"?
4. How does the change in stanza structure in the final stanza mimic the poem's changing meaning?
5. To whom is the parenthetical comment "(Write it!)" addressed in line 19, and how does this comment impact the reader's understanding of the poem?
6. What difference is there in the way the two refrain lines are repeated throughout the poem?
7. What is the poem's dominant meter, and how is it regularly interrupted?
8. How does the speaker's diction increase the emotional stakes as the poem progresses?
9. Describe the form of "One Art."
10. Which two verb moods are used in "One Art," and where are they employed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that analyzes tone shifts in "One Art." Identify where these occur, examine how they are created, and explain their purpose in supporting meaning. Support your claims with quoted evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the meter of "One Art." Support your argument with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the use of refrains in "One Art." Support your argument with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the text.
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