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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six. Musical Matters: Sound, Rhythm, and the Line.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author seeks to bring about:
(a) Creative tension.
(b) Teamwork.
(c) Free association.
(d) Intuitive writing skills.

2. Words are categorized using what base?
(a) Grammar.
(b) None.
(c) Length.
(d) Senses.

3. The author in this section refers to which holiday?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Memorial Day.

4. Stanton encourages what emotion?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Serenity.
(c) Anger.
(d) Empathy.

5. In "Estrangement and Reconciliation," with whom does the student argue?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Self.
(c) Mother.
(d) Classmate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gioia requires students to write their poems in what way?

2. What requires explanation and exploration?

3. This section requires students to create a poem consisting of a minimum of how many lines?

4. Dana Gioia discusses which topic?

5. What topic is addressed in "Letter Poems?"

(see the answer key)

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