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1. Of these, which quotation is an example of wordplay using a homonym?
A) “Then practice losing farther, losing faster[.]”
B) “I lost my mother’s watch.”
C) “I lost two cities, lovely ones.”
D) “I miss them, but it wasn’t a disaster.”
2. Of these, which is an example of personification?
A) “[S]o many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.”
B) “Then practice losing farther, losing faster;
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel.”
C) “I miss them, but it wasn’t a disaster.”
D) “And vaster,
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.”
3. How does Bishop bend the rules of the villanelle form?
A) The final stanza has four lines instead of three.
B) The first line of the poem reappears at the end of the second stanza.
C) The poem does not begin with a heroic couplet.
D) The first and third lines repeat in the poem, but with variations.
4. Choose an example from the poem that demonstrates enjambment. (short answer)
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A Miracle for Breakfast
A Miracle for Breakfast
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Arrival at Santos
Arrival at Santos
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Crusoe in England
Crusoe in England
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Exchanging Hats
Exchanging Hats
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First Death in Nova Scotia
First Death in Nova Scotia
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Five Flights Up
Five Flights Up
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Insomnia
Insomnia
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Sandpiper
Sandpiper
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Sestina
Sestina
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The Armadillo
The Armadillo
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The Fish
The Fish
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The Imaginary Iceberg
The Imaginary Iceberg
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The Moose
The Moose
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The Mountain
The Mountain
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The Shampoo
The Shampoo
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