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A VILLAGE CHURCH.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant structural form of 'A Village Church'?

Q02of 10

In the Priest's soliloquy, the image of hands that 'touch thy wounds and make them bleed' primarily conveys which idea?

Q03of 10

When Lucifer recites the 'Black Pater-noster,' his speech functions chiefly as a parody of what?

Q04of 10

Which of the following best describes the central theme of the poem?

Q05of 10

When the Priest confesses he feels 'my feeble hands unclasp, / And sink discouraged into night,' the tone is best described as:

Q06of 10

Who is 'the Prince of Hoheneck' addressed in the Priest's third soliloquy?

Q07of 10

Lucifer's observation that the confessional hears 'the ceaseless sound of human woe' primarily serves what literary purpose?

Q08of 10

In Lucifer's description of the deceased nobleman who 'died in the dress of a mendicant friar,' Longfellow employs which literary technique?

Q09of 10

What specific danger does Lucifer state he intends to bring about by sitting in the confessional before Prince Henry arrives?

Q10of 10

The line 'In the same net was the mother caught!' spoken by Lucifer most likely alludes to:

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