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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 is the "sign of blessedness" (30) referred to in "Clover"?

2. How is the sun described as it shines off the mountains in "Matins" (#7)?

3. Who is the speaker in "Vespers" (#1)?

4. What is blooming at the start of "Song"?

5. Why does the red poppy say it is speaking at the end of "The Red Poppy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poet in "Heaven and Earth" question in regards to her husband at the end of the poem?

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

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

4. What is the gardener in "Matins" (#5) doing while she pretends to weed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the difference between the speaker and her husband John in 2 - 3 poems. How are their views different and what techniques does the poet use to convey these differences?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the conversation between God and the poet in the "Matins" and "Vespers" poems. Consider how the tone in each change over time. Compare and contrast the images used in the poems to convey tone. Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

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