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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

A NATIONAL SONG OF DENMARK.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which three historical figures are celebrated as Danish naval heroes in the poem?

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The poem is organized into four stanzas, each built around a repeated refrain. What does this recurring refrain technique most closely resemble?

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In the first stanza, the image of a sword that passes 'through Gothic helm and brain' primarily conveys which of the following?

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What is the dominant tone of the poem?

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In the third stanza, the line 'a glimpse of Wessel rent / Thy murky sky!' uses which literary device?

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To whom is the apostrophe 'Path of the Dane to fame and might! / Dark-rolling wave!' directly addressed?

Q07of 10

In the final stanza, the speaker asks the sea to be 'My grave.' This vow most closely expresses which theme?

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The repeated enemy cry 'Fly!' throughout the poem serves primarily to

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Longfellow's choice to translate and publish this Danish anthem in English most likely reflects which authorial purpose?

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The phrase 'scorning flight' in the final stanza means that the speaker

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