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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death Alone | Barcarole | Oceanic South | Walking Around.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?
(a) As being leaders.
(b) As being women.
(c) As being a burden.
(d) As being in trouble.

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

3. How does the poet describe the guitar in "Tang"?
(a) Silent but powerful.
(b) Broken but valuable.
(c) Empty but full.
(d) Loud but weak.

4. In "Alliance (Sonata)," what time of day is it?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Mid-afternoon.
(c) Late night.
(d) Morning.

5. What does the poet compare his lover to in "I Have Gone Marking"?
(a) A car.
(b) A bird.
(c) A book.
(d) A map.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?

2. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?

3. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

4. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?

5. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?

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