Friday, January 30, 2009

Reading Quiz Questions from Wednesday

George Herbert’s “Easter Wings” presents alternating visions of generosity and harshness from God to His subjects. What unique formal quality does Herbert use to signal this generosity and harshness in his poem?

In Sherman Alexie’s “Evolution,” what does Buffalo Bill do with the Indians’ pawned goods?

John Milton’s sonnet “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent” is organized around a question Milton asks of God and God’s answer. Paraphrase either the question or the answer.

Mark Strand’s “Courtship” begins with the speaker telling a girl something that really freaks her out. What does he tell her?

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