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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" (#5) think might move God to reveal himself?

2. Who is the speaker in "Jacob's Ladder"?

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

4. Where does the person in "Vespers" (#1) suggest God may only exist?

5. What do the daisies in "Daisies" say will happen if the person were to share her views of the natural world with others?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Doorway," how does the poet liken the flowers in spring to a child's behavior?

3. Why does God say he is not pleased with His creations in "End of Summer"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the sun as a symbol in Wild Iris. Choose a minimum of 3 poems from varying viewpoints and discuss what the sun means to that person or thing and what other words or phrases are used to convey meaning.

Essay Topic 2

The poet uses personification in many of the poems written from the viewpoint of a plant or flower. Choose 3 poems written from the perspective of the plant or flower and analyze the poet's use of personification in this poems. Discuss why the poet may have chosen to write from that plant or flowers point of view.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a minimum of 3 poems an analyze the poet's use of imagery in the poems. What emotions do the images evoke? Is the poet successful in evoking the desired emotion? Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

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