Wallace Stevens
e. e. cummings
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What season dominates The Snow Man?

Winter

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What are the names of the two main characters in anyone lived?

Anyone and noone

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What year was Stevens born?

October 2, 1879

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What element of nature is important in BOTH poems?

Seasons/weather

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Is avocado a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit

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What are some examples of nature imagery used in these poem?

Snow, frost, pine trees, junipers, wind, etc.

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What season is mentioned in somewhere i have never travelled?

Spring

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What year was cummings born?

October 14, 1894

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Which poet questions how we see reality?

Wallace Stevens
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What holiday is celebrated on October 31st?

Halloween

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What colors are the carnations in The Poems of Our Climate?

Pink and white

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What writing rules does cummings often break?

Grammar rules

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What college did Wallace Stevens graduate from?

New York Law School

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Which poet emphasizes emotional connection?

e. e. cummings

300

What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

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What feeling dominates The Plain Sense of Things?

Sadness

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What character falls in love with anyone?

Noone

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Which poet worked in insurance?

Wallace Stevens

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Which poet uses more unusual punctuation?

e. e. cummings

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What do you call a word that imitates a sound, like "boom"?

Onomatopoeia

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What does Stevens call our paradise in The Poems of Our Climate?

The imperfect

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What does the rose symbolize in somewhere i have never travelled?

Vulnerability

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What is e. e. cummings first name?

Edward

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Which poet uses flowers in their poem?

Both poets

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What is a group of lines in a poem called?

Stanza

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