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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. What does the speaker in "Vespers" (#3) wonder if God loves more than her?

2. Who is "the lord in heaven" according to the poppy in "The Red Poppy"?

3. Who does the speaker say God created mistrust between in "Vespers" (#6)?

4. What do humans view most of the clovers in the garden as in "Clover"?

5. The daisies in "Daisies" say that the mind wants to shine like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the jacob's ladder plant think may be the reason for the woman's grief in "Jacob's Ladder"?

2. What does the clover question in regards to people's view of the four leaf clover in "Clover"?

3. "In Doorway," how does the poet describe the late spring?

4. What does the poet in "Vespers" (#2) tell God she failed to do at the start of the poem?

5. What does the flower ask the human at the start of "Field Flowers"?

6. What does the poppy say about the sun in "The Red Poppy"?

7. What does the poet express regret for thinking in "Matins" (#7)?

8. Why does the poet in "Vespers" (#1) plant a fig tree in Vermont?

9. In "Vespers" (#4), where does the poet say she knows God is?

10. What does the poet say were some of the signs God existed in her youth in "Vespers" (#6)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the couple portrayed in Wild Iris. Do you feel the couple in the poems which mention John is the same couple in poems like "Presque Isle" which do not mention a name? Why or why not? If not, who do you think the other couple is? Explain your answers using direct evidence from the poems.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a minimum of 4 poems written from the perspective of a plant or flower and write an essay comparing and contrasting the plant or flowers tone toward the poet/ gardener or humanity as a whole. Note the imagery used to convey tone.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the ways in which the changing seasons represent the poet's emotions and relationship with God. Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

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