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A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the speaker doing at the very opening of the poem?

Q02of 10

In the simile 'Like footprints hidden by a brook, / But seen on either side,' what concept is being illustrated?

Q03of 10

How does the speaker characterize the beloved's moral and spiritual nature?

Q04of 10

The image of 'the celestial ladder seen / By Jacob in his dream' is an allusion to which tradition?

Q05of 10

Which structural feature best describes the overall form of 'A Gleam of Sunshine'?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's concluding three stanzas?

Q07of 10

During the church service, why does the sermon not feel long to the speaker?

Q08of 10

What literary technique is used in the lines 'I saw the branches of the trees / Bend down thy touch to meet'?

Q09of 10

The poem's title 'A Gleam of Sunshine' functions primarily as a metaphor for which of the following?

Q10of 10

Which phrase from the poem most directly signals that the beloved is no longer living or present?

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