Who is the author of the poem “Anecdote of the Jar”?
A. Wallace Stevens.
B. Robert Frost.
C. Ezra Pound.
D. Emily Dickinson.
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What is the symbolic meaning of “jar” in “Anecdote of the Jar”?
A symbol of love and affection
B. A symbol of art and imagination
C. A symbol of the world of nature
D. A symbol of human relationships
“The Road Not Taken” is a meditative poem symbolically written. What are its thematic concerns?
A. The poet tries to tell the reader, “Follow your own course, and let people talk”.
B. The road symbolizes life’s journey, and we must make decisions in life that will greatly impact our destination.
C. The poem presents an archetypal human situation where man is faced with the difficulty of making choice.
D. In face of predicament, decisions do at least impose an idea of order amidst the sprawling reality.
Emily Dickinson is unique in the literary world. What are the artistic features of her poems?
A. Her poems contain short lines, typically lack titles.
B. Her poetic idiom is noted for its laconic brevity, directness, and plainest words.
C. Her poems often use slant rhyme, unconventional capitalization and punctuation.
D. Her poems often extol the ideals of equality and democracy as well as the joy of the common man.
What are Emily Dickinson’s views of nature in most of her poems about it?
A. She feels strongly about nature’s inscrutability.
B. She believes that there is a mythical bond between man and nature.
C. She considers human beings can discover and control the mystery of nature by using science.
D. She thinks humans are outsiders who can observe nature, experience nature, worship nature, but they can not understand the secrets and mysteries of nature.