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The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing Quiz

Richard Hugo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 19 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Triggering Town.

The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing Quiz

Richard Hugo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 19 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Triggering Town.

Take our free The Triggering Town 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.

How does Hugo describe Roethke's clothes? (from Stray Thoughts on Roethke and Teaching)

2.

Hugo states that formal verse can help a young poet locate things to say, and can also _____ him to say things he wouldn't say. (from Nuts and Bolts)

3.

Hugo states that a poet is seldom hard-up for _____. (from How Poets Make a Living)

4.

What does Hugo say is the most important feeling a poet has? (from Statements of Faith)

5.

What is the maximum sentence length Hugo advises having in a poem? (from Nuts and Bolts)

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