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"Introduction to Poetry" Questions
"Introduction to Poetry" Questions
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Based on the poem by Billy Collins.
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1
In the poem, the speaker's tone changes at which stanza?
5: "I want them to waterski..."
1: "I ask them to take a poem..."
6: "But all they want to do..."
3: "I say drop a mouse into a poem..."
2
Thinking from the speaker's perspective, the mouse could be a symbol of --
a difficult maze.
the speaker.
a concept or an idea being worked out in the poem.
a house infested with diseased rodents.
3
"I ask them to...press an ear against its hive." What does this line mean?
It is referencing a hive of honey bees.
It shows how nature is an important part of poetry.
It refers to how poems make use of imagery, including sound.
It refers to how poems make use of imagery, especially sight.
4
The speaker most likely intends for his audience to take note of the author by figuratively "waving" at him/her because
if the reader understands the author, it may shed light on the meaning
the reader should slowly skim the poem to unpack the figurative language
the reader should quickly scan the poem one time before paraphrasing
everything in a poem is subject to being tested.
5
Which of the lines below does NOT describe the audience's interaction with poetry?
None of the answers is correct
"I say drop a mouse into..."
"...but all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair..."
"I ask them take a poem and hold it up..."
6
What do stanza 6 and 7 suggest about the speaker's audience?
They don't want to spend the time needed to both understand and enjoy poems
They understand that poetry analysis is hard work
They are inspired and hard workers
They are lazy and bored
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What do lines 1 - 3 suggest about the process of analyzing poetry?
Poetry is always difficult to analyze.
Readers must be willing to look at the light.
Poetry analysis is not always a quick process.
Poems should be looked through different "filters" to determine meaning.
