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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. Which of these tools is not mentioned in the steps of the little poetry project?

2. Who wrote "Make Your Own System?"

3. Seamus Heaney is from which country?

4. How long will it takes students to complete the course used in "Writer's Block: An Antidote?"

5. "Scissors & Scotch Tape" is which type of exercise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of "Block, Pillar, Slab, and Beam?"

2. What is the purpose of cutting up magazines in Waldman's exercise "Collaborative Cut up?"

3. What is an "imitative fallacy?" How is it used in poetry and by whom?

4. What is the purpose of the exercises in "Cut and Shuffle?" What technique is used?

5. Why is rewriting a poem in formal verse a good antidote for a flawed free verse poem?

6. What is the goal in the section titled "Stealing the Goods"?

7. Explain the tool used in "In a Dark Room: Photography and Revision" and how they can help students in their work.

8. What is the "Matthewsian Invisible Hinge?"

9. Why does the author choose to use "A Lewis Carroll Carol" as a learning tool?

10. According to the author of this section, what is the most difficult task facing students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following:

1. What is the poetic form known as the Pantoum? Name a famous poem written in this form. Detail the form's structure, content, and requirements. What parts of the poem are open for creative license and interpretation? Write at least one example of a Pantoum, with a minimum of 30 lines.

2. What is the poetic form known as the Villianelle? One of the most famous poems written in this format is "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas. Name another famous poem written in this form. Detail the form's structure, content, and requirements. What parts of the poem are open for creative license and interpretation? Write at least one example of a Villianelle, with a minimum of 30 lines.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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