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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 “Watershed,” what does the speaker first describe?
2. In "Annunciation," the speaker wants to experience what is real – “the cold, the pitiless, the bleak,” nature, or her son, who is forever turned where?
3. In “Unrest in Baton Rouge,” how is love described?
4. In “Watershed,” in italics, the person floating is now in space seeing what as God must view it?
5. In “Watershed,” D’s first husband was what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the speaker describe a woman in “Charity”?
2. What malformations are described in "Watershed"?
3. What does the man in "Theatrical Improvisation" say about "these" people?
4. What do the women say to the man, as they crouch down around him in "Theatrical Improvisation"?
5. What does the speaker look for in "Eternity: Nanluoguxiang Alley"? What does she find?
6. To what does the speaker in “Dusk” compare life with her teenage daughter?
7. What does the speaker observe in “Beatific”?
8. How is “The Everlasting Self” described in the poem?
9. How does Dupont end up acquiring J's land in "Watershed"?
10. What are two things to which history is compared in "New Road Station"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Smith frequently uses sentences in her poetry that overflow from one line to another with spaces in between. What might be her reasoning for doing this? How does it affect the flow of the poetry? Is it effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
In “Eternity, Lama Temple,” what is the significance of each of the speaker’s observations? How do these observations affect the speaker? Why? What is the relationship between these observations and the title of the poem?
Essay Topic 3
Several of the poems were created for a specific group or event. How might this have affected the poet and her choices regarding writing these poems? Can this type of inspiration be a hinderance for the poet? Why or why not? How might the poet benefit from certain restrictions when writing a poem?
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