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A DUTCH PICTURE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What does the poem's title 'A Dutch Picture' most likely refer to?

Q02of 10

Which phrase best describes the overall structure of the poem?

Q03of 10

What does Simon Danz imagine when he looks at his tulip garden?

Q04of 10

What is the dominant theme of 'A Dutch Picture'?

Q05of 10

In the ninth stanza, Simon Danz is compared to 'a ship that at anchor rides.' What does this extended simile convey?

Q06of 10

Who are the 'voices mysterious far and near' that call to Simon in the penultimate stanza?

Q07of 10

How does Longfellow use the windmills in the fifth stanza?

Q08of 10

What is the tone of the poem's opening and closing stanzas taken together?

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the line 'Goat-bearded, gray, and with double chin'?

Q10of 10

What does the phrase 'silver tankards of antique styles' most directly tell the reader about Simon Danz?

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