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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 lines does "The Red Wheelbarrow" have?
2. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?
3. In line 5, which word is used to describe the rainwater on the wheelbarrow?
4. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?
5. What adjective is used to describe the chickens?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the most reasonable interpretation of this poem's setting, and why?
2. Describe the poem's form.
3. What are the images presented in this poem?
4. Describe the diction of this poem.
5. What is the surface meaning of this poem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
How does the juxtaposition of the wheelbarrow, the rainwater, and the chickens create meaning in "The Red Wheelbarrow"? Write an essay that takes and defends a position about the meaning of the combination of these three images. Support your argument with evidence drawn from the poem, and be sure to cite any quoted evidence in MLA format.
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