Cozy Apologia - Rita Dove

Question 1

I could …… anything

Answer 1

I could pick anything

Question 2

The …… blue

Answer 2

The glossy blue

Question 3

My pen ……., drying ………

Answer 3

My pen exudes, drying matte

Question 4

I could choose any ……

Answer 4

I could choose any hero

Question 5

…….. arrows to the heart

Answer 5

Shooting arrows to the heart

Question 6

Astride a ……. Mare

Answer 6

Astride a dappled mare

Question 7

Silver …….

Answer 7

Silver stirrups

Question 8

The other ……. Upon the ……..

Answer 8

The other firm upon the enemy

Question 9

Big ….. Floyd

Answer 9

Big Bad Floyd

Question 10

Of ……… crushes on ………… boys

Answer 10

Of teenage crushes on worthless boys

Question 11

They all had …….. names

Answer 11

They all had sissy names

Question 12

Thin as ……..

Answer 12

Were thin as licorice

Question 13

Cussing up a ……..

Answer 13

Cussing up a storm

Question 14

…… desks, computers, ………. Floors

Answer 14

Twin desks, computers, hardwood floors

Question 15

Fall short of the …….

Answer 15

Fall short of the Divine

Question 16

It’s ………., this happiness

Answer 16

It’s embarrassing, this happiness

Question 17

When has the ………. Ever been news

Answer 17

When has the ordinary ever been news?

Question 18

I fill this ….. time with you

Answer 18

I fill this stolen time with you