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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. In "Realm of Shades," those described in this poem are focused on what?
2. As the angels speak, the speaker dares to look at them and sees what?
3. How does "Wade in the Water" end?
4. Who does the speaker in "Ghazal" say has been taught their name?
5. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," if these people turn out to be evil, then the speaker and others like her will meet this evil how?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between the power of a tiger and the power of man, according to the narrator in the poem "Deadly"?
2. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?
3. Where is the Garden of Eden located, and what does the narrator enjoy about it?
4. How does the poem "The Greatest Personal Privation" begin?
5. After the letters in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It," what does the poet include?
6. What does the poet say about age in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?
7. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," what does the narrator say in Stanza 1?
8. How does "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It" begin?
9. In "Declaration," what have officers been sent to do?
10. What takes place in the second letter of "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"The United States Welcomes You" is filled with questions. What are a few of these questions? What are two other poems by Smith that include questions? What is the purpose of these questions? Do you find these questions engaging? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What is the overall writing style of the poet? Why might she choose to write her poems this way? How does this writing style affect the reader and the flow of the poems? What other ways does her writing style affect the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Several of Smith’s poems are about motherhood and the relationship between a parent and child. What are two of these poems? What does each of these poems say about parenthood and/or the parent-child relationship? What is the overall feel of these two poems? Why?
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