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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. The poem in this section should contain how many lines as a minimum?

2. How many words should students chant?

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

4. This section encourages students to:

5. The author of this section encourages students to write about what topic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the technique and purpose behind the exercise in "The Widow."

2. Why does Michael Pettit refer to the work of Walt Whitman?

3. Explain how acting as a narrator for the famous encounter might change the tone of the finished poem?

4. Why is it important to experience writing in another person's voice?

5. What is the general purpose of THE PRACTICE OF POETRY by Robin Behn?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In one of the daily lessons, students were asked to keep both a dream journal and an every day journal. Explain in detail the type of entries kept in both journals and how the information in each may be used to create an effective and vivid poem. Include examples.

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

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?

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