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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. Who does the speaker in "Matins" (#6) address?

2. What season is described at the start of "Vespers" (#6)?

3. Who is the speaker in "End of Summer"?

4. What does the speaker in "Midsummer" say all humanity does while crying out their needs "in the open field" (34)?

5. Why does the speaker feel it is difficult to please all creations?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does God tell humans that they need not fear death in "Harvest"?

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

4. What does the poet say is a way of God revealing Himself in "Vespers" (#5)?

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

6. In "Doorway," what does the poet say the one who waits has the benefit of observing?

7. In "Daisies," what do the daisies tell the poet will happen is she tries to share her "impressions of the natural world" (39) with others?

8. What is different about John's peace in comparison to the poet's in "Vespers" (#4)?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a minimum of 3 poems and analyze the poet's use of metaphor. Explain the comparison the poet makes and whether you feel it is an apt comparison in light of the poem's theme.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the poet's voice, tone, and emotions in all of the "Matins" poems. Use textual evidence to support your analysis. Note the ways in which the poet uses imagery to convey these things. Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the garden as a place of religious reflection. Choose 3 - 5 poem's in which the garden contemplate religion and discuss how the garden and what happens in it is a reflection of this contemplation.

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