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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. An example shows that the ensuing images may be:

2. The first exercise is directed to examine initial encounters with what item?

3. How many words should students chant?

4. How long do students have to draw their initial image?

5. "Voice" can also mean:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of using dream notebooks and existing journal entries?

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

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

5. Explain the purpose of "Translations: Idea to Change."

6. What is the only request made by Roger Mitchell in the "Breaking the Sentence; or, No Sentences, but in Things?"

7. Explain the steps used in "Five Easy Pieces."

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

9. Explain the exercise involving a copy of "The Peasant Wedding" by Bruegel.

10. Why does Rita Dove choose to use a kitchen as a point of reference for a poem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the processes and steps involved in the section titled "Five Easy Pieces." Explain each of the seven steps in the exercise and why it each is important as a stand alone and as a contribution to the whole work. Would the poem work without one of the steps? If so, which one? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Unconscious As Gold Mine" the authors submit various exercises regarding the use of the unconscious as a source of material for poetry. Examine the examples given in the text. Which do you feel is most effective? Explain. Is there a scientific connection between dreaming and the conscious? Could those concepts and images seen in dreaming be captured in a waking state? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

In "The Widow" students are required to write through the eyes of a woman whose husband has recently drowned. Explain in detail how you would put yourself in the widow's shoes? What techniques might you employ to create a complete and believable character study of the widow? Would your writing experience be easier or more difficult if you had experienced the same tragedy?

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