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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does the speaker choose not to write about specific blue things or memories of “you”? (from Propositions 181 - 208)

She does not want to give the reader the wrong impression.

She cannot articulate what they mean to her.

Writing about them would mean interpreting them and making their essence concrete.

Writing cannot capture the essence of things.

2.

Why is the phrase “the fundamental impermanence of all things” placed in quotation marks every time it appears in the poem? (from Propositions 181 - 208)

It is a line of dialogue.

It is a quotation from a poem.

It is a mantra the speaker repeats to herself.

It is a reference to eastern religions, particularly Zen Buddhism.

3.

For the speaker, what is the difference between clarity and truth? (from Propositions 99 - 133)

Clarity can be false, while truth cannot.

Clarity is achievable, but truth never is.

Clarity can be an aspect of truth, but truth goes deeper into meaningfulness.

Clarity requires no change, but truth demands change.

4.

In Proposition 76, the speaker lists the historical difficulties of pigment and knowledge acquisition, compared to the ease of modern acquisition of anything from paint to sex. What conclusion is implied in this comparison? (from Propositions 63 - 98)

Modern life repeats the same difficulties life always has.

The speaker feels nostalgia for long-ago history.

Easy things are false.

Easy things are unsatisfying.

5.

What does the bird habitat metaphor in Proposition 199 represent? (from Propositions 181 - 208)

That the heart is fragile, like a bird’s nest.

That the speaker’s heart is now empty like an abandoned nest.

That love is precious, even when it ends badly.

That the speaker was left behind while “you” moved on.

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