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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. According to Hugo, Roethke has _____ values.
2. Hugo offers one way of getting off the triggering subject by suggesting that one use words for the sake of their _____.
3. At the risk of violating the facts, Hugo believes that the subject of a poem should serve _____.
4. Hugo maintains that once the poet has a certain amount of _____, one can forget it in the act of writing.
5. What poem does Hugo describe as being "not good Hopkins"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Buzz Green's description of Lou Garrity's trombone playing and how does it relate to Hugo's idea of writing poetry?
2. In Hugo's opinion, why do most students respect Roethke as a teacher?
3. What does Hugo point out are the distinctions between public and private poets?
4. What are some of the ways Hugo suggests moving away from the initiating subject?
5. In the poem "At Stillit's Mouth", what does Hugo say about his own sense of the dramatic?
6. Why does Hugo suggest that the triggering town be unfamiliar?
7. How does Hugo think Roethke's teaching would affect modern students (at the time the book was written)?
8. Why are people suspicious of Hugo in the assumption about couples?
9. Describe the function of assumptions in the triggering town.
10. How does Hugo describe Hieronymous Bosch's relationship with his paintings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Hugo meets a woman who asks for cigarettes in the field outside Canosa, how does he treat her? Why dose he treat her that way? How does he feel about the way he treats her?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Hugo's impression of Italy during World War II and Italy when he and his wife visit after the war. What has changed? How does he put closure on his war experience?
Essay Topic 3
How does Hugo describe grading in creative writing? How do most creative writing teachers feel about grading, according to Hugo?
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