The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn’t hard to master. Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, and names, and where it was you meant to travel. None of these will bring disaster. I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or next-to-last, of three loved houses went. The art of losing isn’t hard to master. I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster, some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent. I miss them, but it wasn’t a disaster. —Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture I love) I shan’t have lied. It’s evident the art of losing’s not too hard to master though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.
Using this context what are the answers:
1:How does the speaker organize the descriptions of what she has lost? A from the first thing she lost to the last thing B from most important to least important C from least important to most important D from the last thing she lost to the first thing
2:Which lines explain why the speaker argues that we should master the art of losing? A “so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.” (lines 2 and 3) B “Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.” (lines 4 and 5) C “Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, and names, and where it was you meant to travel.” (lines 7 through 9) D “I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or next-to-last, of three loved houses went.” (lines 10 and 11)
3:In this poem, the speaker applies the word “losing” to all of the following except A misplacing ordinary objects B forgetting things C leaving people one loves D becoming insane
4:Why does the speaker repeat that “The art of losing isn’t hard to master” (lines 1, 6, 12)? A to make the reader agree with her B to create a worried tone C to convince herself of her own words D to explain her plan for finding what she lost 4
5:The use of the parenthetical “(Write it!)” mainly serves to emphasize A the speaker’s consciousness that she is writing a poem B the speaker’s struggle to find the right words C the speaker’s desire to not lose anything further D the speaker’s struggle to accept what she is writing
6:Which statement best summarizes a central theme in this poem? A The speaker doesn’t mind losing important things because she has mastered the art of losing. B The speaker asserts that lossis not painful, but she has trouble believing it. C The speaker is distraught about the many things she has lost, and she may not recover. D The speaker has lost many things, but she has completely accepted their loss.
1: From least important to most important
2: A “so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.” (lines 2 and 3)
3: D becoming insane
4: C to convince herself of her own words
5: B the speaker’s struggle to find the right words
6: B The speaker asserts that loss is not painful, but she has trouble believing it.