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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. Who does Hugo put in the silo in one of his poems?

3. According to Hugo, poets can go into the world of the imagination, and not feel so threatened that they _____.

4. How does Hugo describe Roethke's clothes?

5. Hugo says that for Roehtke, the rules are simply one way to help a poet get to _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hugo point out are the distinctions between public and private poets?

2. What happens in the assumption where the outcast returns?

3. How does Hugo describe looking at the world of the imagination?

4. What are the reasons Hugo gives when he agrees with Auden's view that poets don't take things as seriously as other people do?

5. What does the hermit in one assumption do to fill his days?

6. Is anybody insane in the triggering town?

7. How does Hugo describe Hieronymous Bosch's relationship with his paintings?

8. Why are people suspicious of Hugo in the assumption about couples?

9. Why does Hugo say that Roethke thinks that young chicks are the best students?

10. In the poem "At Stillit's Mouth", what does Hugo say about his own sense of the dramatic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Hugo say about communication in writing? What happens if language only exists to convey information? What is the role of "the reader" in a poet's mind when he is writing poetry?

Essay Topic 2

What are Hugo's views on whether or not good writing can actually be taught? What is the role of a good teacher?

Essay Topic 3

How does Hugo describe the writing abilities of some scholars who have doctorates in English? What are the reasons he gives for his observations?

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