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ABU MIDJAN.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What specific burial wish does Abu Midjan express in the opening stanza?

Q02of 10

What punishment does the Prophet-Chief ordain for Abu Midjan?

Q03of 10

What vow does the Christian slave make regarding Abu Midjan?

Q04of 10

What ambiguity does the poem's final stanza introduce?

Q05of 10

Which literary technique does Field use when describing the vine's fruit as 'purpling' in the final stanza?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of Abu Midjan's song in the first two stanzas?

Q07of 10

What theme does the relationship between Abu Midjan and the Christian slave most clearly illustrate?

Q08of 10

The word 'martyred' applied to the Christian slave in the final stanza primarily suggests which of the following?

Q09of 10

The poem's structure consists primarily of which verse form?

Q10of 10

The closing invocation of 'Allah, and only Allah, knows' at the poem's end most likely serves to:

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