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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. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

2. "The Interrogation of the Man of Many Hearts" is a poetic dialogue between the speaker and who?

3. What is explored in "The Double Image"?

4. What myth does the author rethink in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph"?

5. Where does the woman in "Moon Song, Woman Song" live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sexton's poetry put the reader in the middle of her life?

2. Explain the poem "Eighteen Days Without You."

3. How does Sexton use her poetry as a form of therapy in Live or Die?

4. Compare and contrast "The Double Image" and "The Division of Parts."

5. What is the significance of "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further"?

6. Explain the use of animals in the poem "Loving the Killer."

7. What is the focus of Part 2 of To Bedlam and Part Way Back?

8. Why do you think Part 2 of To Bedlam and Part Way Back only contains three poems?

9. Explain Sexton's retelling of the Icarus myth in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph."

10. Compare and contrast "The Interrogation of the Man of Many Hearts" with "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the poems in Posthumously Published Work fit into the larger scope of Sexton's poems? How do they stand out?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Live or Die is different from Sexton's other collections.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the style of Anne Sexton's poetry using specific examples to support your claims.

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