In her 2010 poetry collection Swan: Poems and Prose Poems, Mary Oliver demonstrates her ------- the natural world with beautiful and specific descriptions of nature while also using those descriptions to raise questions about how the natural world relates to life itself.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?dominance overeliminatetrepidation abouteliminateboredom witheliminatecuriosity toward

“She Walks in Beauty”.The poet appreciates only the subject’s outward beauty, not her personality.ResponsesTrueTrueFalseFalse

Explaining the coexistence of various plant and butterfly species is __ to truly understand the region's biodiversity and the forces that sustain or reduce it. Such an understanding will help ecologists devise an appropriate planthat maximizes the limited funding available for conservation and that still allows for future development of the area.3Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?A criticalB perilousC condemningD analytical

What type of poetry has a "zoomed in" focus on something related to nature?BalladCoupletLimerickHaiku

Mary believed that everything played a very important role in maintaining the balance in theEnvironment. Which environmental philosophy is she adhering to?Group of answer choicesGaia HypothesisEco-centrismDeep ecologyAnthropocentrism

What topic or theme do all three poems in the reading have in common?A.The roots of evilB.Nature's ruthlessnessC.The origins of natureD.Humanity's destructivenessSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS