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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. According to line 7, where are the chickens located relative to the wheelbarrow?
2. Which of the following describes the rhythm of the poem?
3. According to the poem, what "depends" on the red wheelbarrow?
4. How many sentences does the poem contain?
5. Who is the author of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the images presented in this poem?
2. Describe the diction of this poem.
3. Describe the poem's form.
4. What is the surface meaning of this poem?
5. What is the most reasonable interpretation of this poem's setting, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The assonance and rhythm that contribute to the central framing of the image of the wet wheelbarrow in the poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" fight against the structure of the sentence that comprises the poem and the ambiguity of the poem's opening line, because these elements direct the reader's attention to the idea that "so much depends" (line 1). What is the reason for directing the reader's attention simultaneously to two different spots in the poem? How does this tension both literally and figuratively highlight the idea of one thing depending on another? Write an essay in which you explore this tension. Be sure to cite any quoted evidence in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Compare Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" to William Carlos Williams's poem "The Red Wheelbarrow," focusing on the poems' relationships to Imagism and Objectivism. Are both poems clear examples of both literary philosophies? Why or why not? Support your arguments with both quoted and paraphrased evidence drawn from each poem, and be sure to cite your evidence in MLA format.
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