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A LULLABY.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of 'A Lullaby' by Eugene Field?

Q02of 10

In the second stanza, the moon and star are introduced primarily to serve what purpose?

Q03of 10

Which best describes the thematic shift that occurs in the third stanza?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'angel watchers--as I weep' most directly reveal about the speaker?

Q05of 10

How does Field use the figure of 'the father sun' who 'has strayed afar' in the second stanza?

Q06of 10

Which literary technique is most evident in the lines 'And like a little birdling lie / Secure within thy cozy nest'?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's first stanza?

Q08of 10

What is the speaker's central wish expressed in the final stanza?

Q09of 10

The repetition of 'hushaby--O hushaby' at the end of each stanza functions primarily to:

Q10of 10

In the context of the poem, who is 'a little one asleep / That does not hear his mother's song'?

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