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AGLAIA..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Where is the speaker when the poem opens?

Q02of 10

What surprises the speaker upon entering this setting?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'formed of common clay' most likely functions to

Q04of 10

Which metrical pattern best describes the poem's lines?

Q05of 10

The title 'Aglaia' alludes to a figure from Greek mythology. In that mythology, Aglaia is

Q06of 10

What is the primary tone of the poem?

Q07of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in 'Beautiful in form and feature, / Lovely as the day'?

Q08of 10

Hephæstus is invoked as the poem's setting rather than, say, a painter's studio, most likely because

Q09of 10

The rhetorical question 'Have the Gods to four increased us' implies which attitude on the speaker's part?

Q10of 10

What central thematic tension does the poem explore?

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