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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 5 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
2. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?
3. How are the lines of the poem arranged?
4. What similarity is shared by every second line of the poem?
5. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the most reasonable interpretation of this poem's setting, and why?
2. What is the surface meaning of this poem?
3. What are the images presented in this poem?
4. Describe the poem's form.
5. Describe the diction of this poem.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that compares and contrasts "The Red Wheelbarrow" with "Peace on Earth." Consider both subject matter and technical choices such as form, diction, punctuation and syntax, tone, and figurative language as you show which elements these poems have in common and where they differ. Focus your essay on explication, rather than analysis--that is, you may simply note the similarities and differences and point out how these create different effects on the reader without having to make an argument about the two poems' meanings. Support your observations with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from both poems, and be sure to cite your evidence in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that affirms, refutes, or qualifies the following statement:
Objectivist poetry is inherently meaningless, and "The Red Wheelbarrow" is a clear example of this.
In your essay, offer a clear and accurate explanation of Objectivist poetry and its characteristics. Then, use "The Red Wheelbarrow" as a case study that demonstrates your perspective on whether Objectivist poems can be said to communicate ideas about the world or whether any meaning they contain is accidental, like a photograph taken by a robot. Be sure to cite any quoted evidence and all evidence from outside sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
William Carlos Williams once said that a poem is a "machine made of words." Do some research into what he meant by this and then explain how this philosophy is clear in his construction of "The Red Wheelbarrow." Explain Williams' meaning and then use the structure of this poem and the effect this structure has on the reader as evidence for the poem as a "machine made of words." Be sure that you cite any evidence drawn from outside sources in MLA format.
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