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A PARAPHRASE OF HEINE.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary theme of 'A Paraphrase of Heine'?

Q02of 10

What poetic form best describes the overall structure of this poem?

Q03of 10

In the third stanza, the river throwing 'up its arms to clasp her throat' is best understood as which literary technique?

Q04of 10

What does the falling star most likely symbolize in the opening stanza?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q06of 10

What is the effect of the repeated word 'fell' appearing in both the first and second stanzas?

Q07of 10

The poem is subtitled 'Lyric Intermezzo.' This subtitle most likely alludes to which of the following?

Q08of 10

Which image in the poem most directly appeals to the sense of sound?

Q09of 10

According to the poem, what season does the second stanza describe?

Q10of 10

The speaker's use of the word 'wanton' to describe the breezes in stanza two primarily conveys which quality?

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