“No Name Woman,” taken from Maxine Hong Kingston’s Woman Warrior, focuses on a married woman and her place in an urban Chinese community.
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What does the speaker say about her hips in “homage to my hi…
What does the speaker say about her hips in “homage to my hips”?
In Act Two of Death of a Salesman, When Biff and Happy meet…
In Act Two of Death of a Salesman, When Biff and Happy meet their father at the restaurant, Biff explains that his meeting with Bill Oliver was less successful than he had anticipated. What did Biff do after relating his plans to start a Loman Brothers sports line in Florida?
Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell were American poets who w…
Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell were American poets who were friends for thirty years and were possibly romantically involved.
Mary Oliver’s poetry often explored the link between nature…
Mary Oliver’s poetry often explored the link between nature and the spiritual world.
The speaker of “The Revenant” is which of the following?
The speaker of “The Revenant” is which of the following?
In “Cathedral,” what did Robert request from the narrator’s…
In “Cathedral,” what did Robert request from the narrator’s wife on the last day of her employment?
Match the author to the statement that is true about him or…
Match the author to the statement that is true about him or her.
In Act One of Death of a Salesman, when Biff and Happy confr…
In Act One of Death of a Salesman, when Biff and Happy confront their mother about Willy’s seemingly incoherent babblings, Linda asks her sons to treat their father more kindly because he has had difficulties at work. What has happened to Willy at work that shocks Biff and Happy?
In this poem, the poet remembers their father’s saying, “Som…
In this poem, the poet remembers their father’s saying, “Some things never leave a person.” The author’s Chinese heritage plays a large part in the poem.