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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. Hugo teaches that one way of getting into the world of the imagination is to focus on the play rather than the _____ of words.
2. Hugo states that people take their identities from their _____.
3. One assumption says that the churches are always _____.
4. Hugo states that young poets find it difficult to free themselves from _____.
5. In the case of the snake poem, Hugo thinks that the author got off the initiating subject _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are people suspicious of Hugo in the assumption about couples?
2. What happens in the assumption where the outcast returns?
3. What are some of the ways Hugo suggests moving away from the initiating subject?
4. What does Hugo point out are the distinctions between public and private poets?
5. Why does Hugo say to "think small" when writing a poem?
6. What happens to Hugo when he lives in New York in one assumption?
7. What is Buzz Green's description of Lou Garrity's trombone playing and how does it relate to Hugo's idea of writing poetry?
8. In the poem "At Stillit's Mouth", what does Hugo say about his own sense of the dramatic?
9. Describe Hugo's advice on hard work when writing poetry.
10. What are the two attitudes Hugo says a writer carries to the page?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Hugo's view of a poet's fear of amoral and shallow writing. When does Hugo say that this kind of writing would occur? What does he say of the moral sense of all the poets he knows personally?
Essay Topic 2
According to Hugo, what is the relationship between a public poet and his tendency towards didacticism? Use Auden as an example.
Essay Topic 3
Describe "The Pumphouse Trio". How are they found? What do they look like? Why are they significant to Hugo?
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