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ABBOT..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What physical phenomenon does the Abbot observe at the opening of the poem?

Q02of 10

Which birds are described wheeling through the evening air?

Q03of 10

What effect do 'Shafts of sunshine from the west' have on the windows?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'darker, darker, and more wan' in the third stanza primarily describes which subject?

Q05of 10

The poem's central structural conceit traces the movement of sunlight from the wall to which final destination?

Q06of 10

What theme does the poem's closing image most directly convey?

Q07of 10

How would the tone of this poem best be described?

Q08of 10

The poem draws an extended analogy between the fading of sunlight from the wall and which human experience?

Q09of 10

The repetition of 'slowly, slowly' and 'darker, darker' in the poem is an example of which poetic technique?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'All the sky is grand with clouds' most likely functions to establish which aspect of the poem's setting?

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