Q01of 10
What dramatic form does this passage from 'Prometheus Unbound' employ?
Q02of 10
According to Panthea, the 'oracular vapour' hurled from Demogorgon's portal is compared to a substance that lonely men drink and call by names such as 'truth, virtue, love, genius, or joy.' What extended metaphor does Shelley use to describe this vapour's effect on such men?
Q03of 10
Asia compares the plain of mist visible beneath the mountain peak to which natural feature?
Q04of 10
In Asia's speech, the avalanche is used as an extended simile for which human intellectual or political phenomenon?
Q05of 10
Which classical allusion does Panthea use to describe the men who drink the oracular vapour and lift their voices?
Q06of 10
What is the primary theme conveyed by the 'Song of Spirits' as Asia and Panthea are beckoned downward?
Q07of 10
What is the overall tone of Asia's speech describing the mountain landscape (lines 11–42)?
Q08of 10
In the Song of Spirits, which set of similes is used to describe the irresistible force drawing the travelers downward?
Q09of 10
Who are the two named speakers in the dramatic dialogue that frames the Song of Spirits?
Q10of 10
The closing stanza of the Song of Spirits states that 'the Eternal, the Immortal / Must unloose through life's portal / The snake-like Doom coiled underneath his throne / By that alone.' What quality do the Spirits identify as the sole force capable of accomplishing this?
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