Rita Dove

Who wrote Cozy Apologia?

• Rita Dove

• Carol Ann Duffy

• Simon Armitage

• Rupert Brooke

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Who is Cozy Apologia written for?

• Fred
• Floyd
• Marcel
• Percy

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Which of these descriptions best applies to Cozy Apologia?

• An autobiographical poem
• A biographical poem
• A narrative poem
• A lyrical poem

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in Cozy Apologia, what two objects remind her of her husband?

• a lamp

• a pen

• a table

• a computer

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What is the name of the Hurricane in the poem, Cozy Apologia?

• Floyd
• Fred
• Dewey
• Marcel

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What does the word apologia mean?

• a defence
• an apology
• an excuse
• a regret

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In 'Cozy Apologia', the poet refers to men/crushes/relationship in her past as...

• worthless

• sissy

• thin as licorice and as chewy

• Sweet with a dark and hollow center

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In Cozy Apologia, Dove uses the metaphor of an 'aerie' to describe her study. What is an aerie?

• a nest of an eagle built high in a tree or on a cliff
• a structure at the top of a ship's mast used as a lookout
• An American eagle
• a frightening place

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What does the poet picture her partner as?

• The king of England

• The pilot of an aeroplane

• A captain of a ship

• A knight in shining armour

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How does the poet feel about her partner?

• She relies on him because she is useless

• She hates him

• She loves him because he looks after her

• She has forgotten him

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