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Poetry.

by Marianne Moore.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

How does the speaker open 'Poetry,' and what effect does this create?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'imaginary gardens with real toads' is best understood as a metaphor for which quality in poetry?

Q03of 10

Which structural feature characterizes the form of 'Poetry' as Moore originally published it?

Q04of 10

What does Moore mean when she warns against poetry that becomes 'so derivative as to become / unintelligible'?

Q05of 10

The animals listed — bat, elephants, wild horse, wolf — primarily serve what rhetorical function in the poem?

Q06of 10

The tone of 'Poetry' is best described as which of the following?

Q07of 10

Moore includes 'business documents and school-books' in quotation marks. What is the most likely source and purpose of this allusion?

Q08of 10

What does Moore mean by 'literalists of the imagination'?

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's relationship to the reader throughout the poem?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what condition must be met for us to 'have' poetry — that is, for genuine poetry to exist?

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