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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. How many sentences does the poem contain?
2. Which of the following describes the rhythm of the poem?
3. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
4. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?
5. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the diction of this poem.
2. What is the most reasonable interpretation of this poem's setting, and why?
3. Describe the poem's form.
4. What is the surface meaning of this poem?
5. What are the images presented in this poem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of water in "The Red Wheelbarrow"? Do some research into the traditional meanings of water in literature and consider whether there is evidence in the poem that this is how Williams is using the rainwater. Consider the importance of the word "glazed" and the element of time that the water introduces into the poem. Write an essay that takes and defends a position on the meaning of the rainwater in "The Red Wheelbarrow." Support your argument with evidence drawn from the poem, and be sure to cite any quoted evidence in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Read William Carlos Williams's poem "Between Walls." Write an essay that compares and contrasts the way Williams uses enjambment in this poem with the way he uses it in "The Red Wheelbarrow." Use both quoted and paraphrased evidence from both poems to support your claims, and be sure to cite your evidence in MLA format.
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