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Letters to a Young Poet reading

comprehension assignment

Title: Letters to a Young Poet reading comprehension assignment  

Publishing Date: 2023-05-07 07:44:02  

Due Date: 2023-05-13 12:00:00  

Mark: 10  

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Created: 2023-05-07 07:36:01  

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1. In the author’s opinion, the poems “My Soul” and “To Leopardi” are
similar mainly because .
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A. they both explore themes of death and reincarnation

B. they are deeply personal

C. they are pleasant but have only the beginnings of an individual voice
of their own

D. they are the two poems the author thinks his friend should re-write

Correct Answer: 3

2. In the author’s opinion, the most important thing a young writer can do is
to.
Answer choices for the above question

A. decide how necessary writing is for them

B. come from a wealthy family

C. seek and receive feedback from as many experts as possible

D. all of the above

Correct Answer: 1

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3. Based on the passage below (paragraph 3), the letter’s

author mainly thinks that love poems _______________ .

Do not write love-poems; avoid at first those forms that are too facile
and commonplace: they are the most difficult, for it takes a great, fully
matured power to give something of your own where good and even
excellent traditions come to mind in quantity.

Answer choices for the above question

A. are better for beginners to write because they are commonplace and
easier to master

B. are his favorite kind of poems because they are the most challenging

C. have always been bad because they offer little beyond the obvious

D. are the hardest to write because they have been mastered so many
times before

Correct Answer: 4

4. Which of the following words best describes the author’s tone in the letter?
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A. proud

B. loving

C. direct

D. confessional

Correct Answer: 3

5. With which of the following statements about writing would the author of
the letter most likely agree?
Answer choices for the above question

A. The biggest challenge of writing for a living is getting paid for your
work.

B. Choosing not to pursue the life of a writer doesn’t make someone a

failure.

C. Writers who have nothing new or important to say can still produce
great work.

D. No one can really be a good writer until they are at least forty years
old.

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Correct Answer: 2

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