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The tone of the poem can be best characterized as:

a. Optimistic and reverent

b. Audacious and droll

c. Comical and apathetic

d. Sorrowful and malicious

e. Intimate and jovial

Litany

by Billy Collins

The comparisons utilized in the poem imply which of the following?

pg 1918

I. The author is mocking the triviality of classic romantic poetry

II. The speaker is attempting to establish his relationship with the subject of the poem.

III. The speaker feels that the subject is as insignificant as the objects described.

a. I, II, and III

b. II only

c. II and III

d. I only

e. I and II

The End

Presentation by Meaghan Lynch and Max Sanders

What is the author's intent in including lines 10 and 11?

Do not read the poem. Then, scribble an oddly organized and strangely executed limerick in which you analyze the significance of the mockery made of classic western literature and its implications. Consider elements such as tone, point of view, and imagery.

a. To reiterate the fact that the subject is indeed not the pine scented air

b. To mock the repetitive and cliche nature of classic love poetry

c. To make clear that the subject of the poem is off-putting to the sense of smell

d. To emphasize the essence of nature displayed in the poem

e. To suggest that the subject of the poem is grounded.

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