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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

Mary Oliver
This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Devotions.

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver Quiz

Mary Oliver
This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Devotions.

Take our free Devotions quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

The ocean appears several times in the poems collected from A Thousand Mornings. What does it represent in all of these poems? (from A Thousand Mornings (2012), Swan (2010), Evidence (2009))

2.

In "The Kitten," Oliver describes burying a stillborn, deformed kitten in the yard. Why does she choose to bury the kitten privately? (from American Primitive (1983), Three Rivers Poetry Journal (1980), Three Poems for James Wright (1982))

3.

"Ghosts" tells the story of an animal hunted to near-extinction during the colonization of the American west. What animal was it? (from American Primitive (1983), Three Rivers Poetry Journal (1980), Three Poems for James Wright (1982))

4.

"Goldfinches," like a number of other poems published around this time, is typeset with all of its varying, free-verse lines centered in the middle of the page. In the case of "Goldfinches," what does this visual element add to the poem? (from New and Selected Poems: Volume One (1992), House of Light (1990), Dream Work (1986))

5.

What does the river represent in the poem "Night And the River?" (from The Truro Bear and Other Adventures (2008), Red Bird (2008), Thirst (2006))

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