View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Triggering Town.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which colleague of Hugo's points out that "if you are not risking sentimentality, you are not close to your inner self"?
(a) Auden.
(b) Kittridge.
(c) Herrick.
(d) Marvel.

2. Hugo says that if one is a private poet, then one's vocabulary is limited to one's _____.
(a) Intellect.
(b) Training.
(c) Obsessions.
(d) Criticism.

3. When writing a poem, what does Hugo suggest leaves a person more options?
(a) Verification.
(b) Comparisons.
(c) Truth.
(d) Guessing.

4. What era does Hugo say embodies sentimentality?
(a) The Post-modern era.
(b) The Victorian era.
(c) The Neo-Classical era.
(d) The Classical era.

5. What does Hugo say seldom happens to writers who don't work at it?
(a) Lucky accidents.
(b) Proper recognition.
(c) Getting published.
(d) Comraderie.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the risk of violating the facts, Hugo believes that the subject of a poem should serve _____.

2. Where does Hugo work with Buzz Green?

3. Hugo believes that a public poet must be more intelligent than the reader so his _____ doesn't get in the way.

4. Hugo tells the poet not to worry about _____ when writing.

5. Hugo uses single-syllabic words to show _____.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample