American Poet, Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath is one of the greatest American authors of the __

• Harlem Renaissance

• Colonial period

• Southern Middle Ages

• Post-WWII era

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Sylvia Plath grew up in ___ and began writing when she was___

• Paris; divorced

• Paris; in elementary school

• Boston; divorced

• Boston; in elementary school

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True or False? Plath studied in the U.S. and in England, and she also wrote for some American magazines.

• True

• False

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True or False? Plath fought depression and attempted suicide, but her writing provided an outlet for her problems, enabling her to enjoys the lives of her children and grandchildren.

• True

• False

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Which of these is NOT a quote from Sylvia Plath?

• "I do what I want, when I want, no matter the time or season."

• "The mind replays what the heart cannot delete."

• "The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt."

• "Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences."

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Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a poem's SPEAKER?

• It can be a thing.

• It can be a person.

• It cannot be the actual writer.

• It cannot be italicized.

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The tone of a poem is created by

• word choice and imagery

• assonance, consonance, and green beans

• the reader of the poem

• tone experts

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Assonance and consonance are connected to

• word length

• sound

• stanzas

• poetic integrity

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True or False? In Plath's poem "Mirror" the speaker is the mirror.

• True

• False

• Tomorrow

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True or False? In Plath's poem "Mushrooms" the speakers are mushrooms.

• True

• False

• Delicious

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