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Dorothy Parker and Robert Frost Quizzes

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    The D Parker and R Frost Quizzes
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  • The speaker in the poem "The Choice" chose someone who gave her love over someone who promised her wealth.
    True
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  • Parker's poem is written in free verse.
    False
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  • "Houses of marble and billowing farms" is an example of alliteration in this poem.
    False
  •  5
  • "The Choice" conveys the theme that financial prosperity is a key to happiness.
    False
  •  5
  • One of the poem's metaphors compares a man's charm to a "lilting song."
    True
  •  5
  • In the poem "The Choice," the speaker's true love offers gifts that are not material in nature.
    True
  •  5
  • The speaker in the poem "The Choice" chooses money over love.
    False
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  • Two poems in this module--"The Choice" and "The Road Not Taken"--address the heartbreak that results from poor decisions in matters of love and romance.
    False
  •  5
  • Robert Frost delivered a poem at John F. Kennedy's Inauguration.
    True
  •  5
  • The traveler in "The Road Not Taken" decides to try both roads, one at a time.
    False
  •  5
  • In "The Road Not Taken," an extended metaphor is used to make readers think about their choices in life.
    True
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  • In "The Road Not Taken," the outcome of the speaker's decision is ambiguous because we don't know if the decision was a good one or a bad one.
    True
  •  5
  • There is no consistent rhyme or meter in "The Road Not Taken".
    False
  •  5
  • The traveler in "The Road Not Taken" comes to an intersection with three roads.
    False
  •  5
  • The poem's speaker decided to take the well traveled road.
    False
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