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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 5 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How are the lines of the poem arranged?
(a) Tercets.
(b) Couplets.
(c) Quatrains.
(d) Monostichs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?

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

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

4. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the poem's form.

2. Describe the diction of this poem.

3. What are the images presented in this poem?

4. What is the surface meaning of this poem?

5. What is the most reasonable interpretation of this poem's setting, and why?

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