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AFTERNOON IN FEBRUARY.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What formal structure best describes each stanza of 'Afternoon in February'?

Q02of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently demonstrated by the lines 'The marsh is frozen, / The river dead'?

Q03of 10

In the line 'Through clouds like ashes,' what does the simile primarily convey?

Q04of 10

What central theme does the poem most consistently develop?

Q05of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem, and how is the speaker's presence revealed?

Q06of 10

The image of 'buried fences' that 'Mark no longer / The road o'er the plain' primarily suggests which idea?

Q07of 10

What is the effect of the phrase 'Like fearful shadows' applied to the funeral procession?

Q08of 10

Which word best describes the overall tone of 'Afternoon in February'?

Q09of 10

What is the significance of the tolling bell in the poem's final stanzas?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what specific weather event occurs in the third stanza?

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