The World's Wife review

Are all the women in The World's Wife wives?

• yes

• no

A reviewer said: "Duffy's mastery of personae allows for seamless movement through the centuries; in this complementary chorus, there's voice and vision for the coming ones." Which statement reflects this opinion best?

• Duffy manages to show how the protagonist of The World's Wife could have been a character of the past, present and future

• Duffy manages to bend the perspective on well-known tales of all eras to urge readers to contemplate their own future

• Duffy employs her style of writing to have her readers think about famous tales

What type of poems is Carol Ann Duffy best known for?

• satire that often takes the form of dialogues

• love poems that often take the form of monologues

• love poems that often include puns and drama

• ballads on the irony of love

In which country was Carol Ann Duffy born?

• England

• Scotland

• Ireland

• United States

Duffy has been quoted as saying that in her poetry, "I like to use _____ words but in a _____ way."

• Complex, conrete

• Simple, complicated

Duffy met and fell in love with poet Adrian Henri when she was ___ and he was ___.

• 16, 21

• 16, 39

• 21, 21

• 21, 39

Duffy the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly LGBT person to be _____.

• A professor at Manchester Metropolitan University
• Britain's Poet Laureate
• A published author
• A winner of multiple awards

Poem written in the form of a speech of an individual character (not the poet). Form reveals details slowly, in a way that enhances interest to reader.

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Free verse

• Dramatic monologue

Zoomorphism

• Attributing animal characteristics to a human figure.

• Attributing human characteristics to a non-human figure.

Which of these is an example of a sight rhyme?

• Lateral/Colateral

• Food/Flood

• Apple/Pineapple

• Sew/Row