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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Red Wheelbarrow," Lines 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes the rhythm of the poem?
(a) Ballad meter.
(b) Iambic trimeter.
(c) Blank verse.
(d) Free verse.

2. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?
(a) The speaker's future happiness.
(b) Something important but unspecified.
(c) The farmer who owns it.
(d) The creatures that inhabit the farm.

3. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) Ezra Pound.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Rainer Maria Rilke.

4. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?
(a) Glazed.
(b) Wet.
(c) Dappled.
(d) Slick.

5. How many sentences does the poem contain?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What similarity is shared by every second line of the poem?

2. How are the lines of the poem arranged?

3. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?

4. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?

5. How many lines does "The Red Wheelbarrow" have?

(see the answer key)

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