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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pact (Sonata) | Waltz | Brussels | Being Born in the Woods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?
(a) No rules exist.
(b) Avoid copying someone else's work.
(c) Work hard.
(d) You can't hurt others.

2. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?
(a) His birth.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His career.
(d) His death.

3. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Cemetaries.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Birth.

4. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?
(a) Because of the crowd.
(b) Because of night time.
(c) Because of closed eyes.
(d) Because of a fog.

5. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Love.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?

2. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?

3. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?

4. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?

5. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?

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