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Quiz 2 Poetry
Quiz 2 Poetry
QUIZ 2
Read the poem below and answer the following questions.
“VACATION”
BY RITA DOVE
1. Who is the speaker of the poem? What do you know about him/her?
2. What is the setting of the poem? How is it important to the meaning of the poem?
3. What is the tone of the poem?
4. Is there a conflict in the poem? If so, what is it?
5. Based on the conflict you found, what is the theme (or what are the themes) of the
poem?