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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Louise Gluck, Sandra McPherson, Michael Palmer, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and Kay Ryan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles Simic wrote a poem dedicated to which common item?
(a) Mirror.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Garbage can.

2. Which of the poets was born in the south but uses a northern perspective?
(a) Voigt.
(b) Gluck.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Palmer.

3. Who was heavily influenced by Theodore Roethke?
(a) Justice.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Bowers.
(d) Auden.

4. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Dallas.
(d) St. Louis.

5. What was the profession of Richard Wilbur's father?
(a) Painter.
(b) Musician.
(c) Poet.
(d) Actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard Howard worked as a writer and editor of dictionaries. What is the proper name for a person who has that job?

2. Which poet wrote "Another Life?"

3. Which poet wrote the "Autumn Shade" series?

4. Sylvia Plath wrote a poem in honor of God's lioness _____.

5. Michael S. Harper created his work by combining autobiography and ____.

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