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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's it about?" discusses what topic?

2. How many exercises are appropriate for group work?

3. Who wrote "Your Mother's Kitchen"?

4. In which section are journal entries referred to as a source of material?

5. How many lists are used in the second section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are students required to write a serious poem about a tabloid story?

2. Explain the four abstractions and what students are required to do with them.

3. What is the main purpose of "The Things of This World: Image and Metaphor?"

4. Explain the technique used in "Who We Were" by Edward Hirsh. What is the expected end result?

5. What are the two steps required in the exercise in "As/like/Finish the Sentence?"

6. Explain the exercise featured in "Quilting in the Ditch."

7. Why is it important to teach beginning poets about the use of specific images?

8. Explain the purpose of presenting exercises to be used in groups.

9. Why does Rita Dove ask students to use crayons to draw pictures of their homes?

10. How do the drawings used in "Your Mother's Kitchen" affect the final outcome of the poems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Short Narrative Poem" instructs a student about the art of writing a sonnet with some of the restrictions removed. Explain the procedure. Also make a list of each of the formal formats throughout the book and give an example of each.

Essay Topic 2

In "Dramatic Monologue: Carving the Voice, Carving the Masks," the author requires students to write through the eyes of another, effectively creating or using another voice rather than one's own. Explain how this might be done. What voice would you choose to use? How would you achieve the transformation? Would it be easier or more difficult to choose a fictional character? Would it be easier or more difficult to write through the eyes of the opposite sex?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Edward Hirsh encourage students to write using childhood memories? How do those memories differ from memories of an older child or adult? Compare and contrast childhood memories with adult memories. Do the same with dream work.

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