Question

one art
elizabeth bishop ● 2011
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elizabeth bishop (1911 - 1979) was an award - winning short story writer and poet. she won the pulitzer prize and the national book award for her poetry. this poem is a villanelle - a poem consisting of five three - line stanzas followed by one four - line stanza with two elements that repeat throughout.
as you read, take notes on how the structure of a villanelle affects the poems meaning.
1 the art of losing isnt 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.
5 the art of losing isnt hard to master.

Explanation:

The poem's first stanza states "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." The second stanza says "Lose something every day." These lines suggest a practice - oriented approach to losing, which aligns with the idea of practicing losing things.

Answer:

B. practice losing things.