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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. Where did the scene with the handkerchief take place?

2. What famous work is referenced in this section?

3. How many exercises are appropriate for group work?

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

5. In "Dramatic Monologue: Carving the Voice, Carving the Masks," students are instructed to write a:

Short Essay Questions

1. Explore Leslie Ullman's contribution to this section. Why would one argue with oneself?

2. What is the technique outlined in "A Little Night Music: the Narrative Metaphor?"

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

4. What will students gain by completing the exercise in "First Words?"

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

6. Explain the process used in "A Journey to Nowhere" by Susan Snively.

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

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

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

10. Why are tabloids good fodder for poetry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the section titled "In a Dark Room: Photography and Revision" students are required to derive a poem from a photographic image. Explain the artistic and psychological connections between the photograph and the poem. How is the character of one transferred to the other? How should one interpret this exercise so that it would be the most effective?

Essay Topic 2

"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 3

In "Estrangement and Reconciliation: The Self has it Out with the Self" Leslie Ullman requires the poet to have a poetic argument with oneself. What is the purpose of the exercise? Choose one of the following:

1. Write a series of poems featuring the two sides of self involved in an ethical dilemma. Be sure to represent each side equally.

2. Write a series of poems from the perspective of a person with a personality disorder, such as multiple personalities.

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