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In 'A Spring Poem from Bion,' the dialogue is structured so that one speaker asks a question and another answers. This form most closely resembles which classical poetic tradition?
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In Myrson's answer, spring days are compared to 'the dreaming / Of those nights which love beseems.' This comparison is an example of which poetic technique?
Q03of 10
What is Myrson's primary complaint about autumn in 'A Spring Poem from Bion'?
Q04of 10
In 'A Spring Poem from Bion,' the closing image—'Heaven smiles down on earth, and then / Earth smiles up to heaven again'—primarily conveys which theme?
Q05of 10
In 'Béranger's To My Old Coat,' the speaker addresses the coat throughout as though it were a person. This sustained use of address to an inanimate object is called:
Q06of 10
The reference to Socrates in the first stanza of 'To My Old Coat'—'Could Socrates have better done?'—functions primarily as:
Q07of 10
In 'To My Old Coat,' what does the patch on the coat represent within the poem's narrative?
Q08of 10
The overall tone of 'To My Old Coat' can best be described as:
Q09of 10
Both poems in this selection share which overarching theme?
Q10of 10
In 'To My Old Coat,' the line 'I'm old and sere, and so art thou' uses 'sere' to mean:
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