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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poet's Obligation | The Word | Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Wine," what does the speaker desire to be?
(a) A captain.
(b) A woman.
(c) A common man.
(d) A fish.

2. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?
(a) Fear.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Love.
(d) Rage.

3. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?
(a) Their textures.
(b) Their colors.
(c) The way they sound.
(d) The way they smell.

4. In "The Word," where does the poet say the word is born?
(a) In nature.
(b) On the back's of animals.
(c) In humans.
(d) In water.

5. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) Love.
(b) School.
(c) Death.
(d) Dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Too Many Names," where does the poet say names are from?

2. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet cast sad nets toward?

3. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?

4. What does the poet say about mistakes in "Ode to the Book"?

5. What keeps the figurehead with the men at the end of the poem in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?

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