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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the risk of violating the facts, Hugo believes that the subject of a poem should serve _____.
2. The hermit in one of Hugo's assumptions eats mostly _____.
3. Where do the grocer's children live in one assumption?
4. The town doctor in one of the assumptions is _____.
5. Hugo says that once a language exists only to convey information, it is _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hugo point out are the distinctions between public and private poets?
2. How does Hugo think Roethke's teaching would affect modern students (at the time the book was written)?
3. In what way does Hugo feel that young poets find it difficult to free themselves from the initiating subject of a poem?
4. According to Hugo, what can happen to facts when writing a poem?
5. Why are people suspicious of Hugo in the assumption about couples?
6. Why does Hugo say that Roethke thinks that young chicks are the best students?
7. How does Hugo describe looking at the world of the imagination?
8. Why does Hugo say to "think small" when writing a poem?
9. What happens to Hugo when he lives in New York in one assumption?
10. Why does Hugo suggest that the triggering town be unfamiliar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the difference between Hugo's assessment of what he calls Krebs and Snopes poets. Where do these two references come from? Why does Hugo say that they relevant to poetry writing?
Essay Topic 2
What are Hugo's thoughts on having a stance in writing a poem? What examples does he give regarding stance and how does the presence or absence of a stance determine the poem's effectiveness?
Essay Topic 3
What does Hugo feel is the role of competition in being a poetry writer? Who does he know that is competitive about it? What is the effect Hugo sees as a result of being competitive?
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