Read the excerpt below from the poem “i knew a woman” by theodore roethke and answer the question that follows.

she played it quick, she played it light and loose;
my eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees;
her several parts could keep a pure repose,
or one hip quiver with a mobile nose
(she moved in circles, and those circles moved).

source: roethke, theodore. “i knew a woman.” the collected poems of theodore roethke. new york: random house inc., 1961. poetry foundation. web. 9 june 2011.

which of the following images from the excerpt indicates an exhilarated mood?

i. “she played it quick, she played it light and loose; ”

ii. “my eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees; ”

iii. “(she moved in circles, and those circles moved).”

i only
ii only
i and iii
i, ii, and iii

the answer is d

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.

either a donut or a sphere or a pancake or a flat sphere. it depends on where the vertical line is.

if the line goes through the center of the circle and is perpendicular to a diameter containing the center, then you get a flat circle.

if the line and the diameter of a the circle meet in the center of the diameter and at an angle, you get a pancake.

if the line is on the circumference of the circle and is at right angles   to the circle you get a ring.

if the line contains the diameter, you get a sphere.

the the line is parallel to the diameter and touches the circumference, you get a donut.

answer: may i ask who shelly is?

the answer is "a" although apex might say best book of the year.