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A DIRGE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of 'A Dirge'?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'tears are vain' most directly conveys which idea?

Q04of 10

Who or what serves as the speaker's primary audience in the poem?

Q05of 10

The word 'Knells' in line 4 is best understood as a reference to which of the following?

Q06of 10

The final line, 'Wail, for the world's wrong!' shifts the poem's scope in which significant way?

Q07of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently used in lines 1–2, 'Rough wind, that moanest loud / Grief too sad for song'?

Q08of 10

The imagery of 'Bare woods, whose branches strain' contributes chiefly to which thematic element?

Q09of 10

The poem's title, 'A Dirge,' signals a specific genre. Which statement most accurately describes a dirge?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, the grief expressed is described as 'too sad for song.' What does this phrase suggest about the nature of the sorrow?

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