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AILSIE, MY BAIRN.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary form of this poem by Eugene Field?

Q02of 10

The dialect words 'dinna greit' in the opening stanza most likely mean:

Q03of 10

What is the central theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in the lines about the parent promising God to 'keepe and to love you, childe'?

Q05of 10

The 'fause, fause lord' is described but never confronted in the poem. What is the effect of the speaker's silence on this figure?

Q06of 10

The image of Ailsie arriving 'your kirtle torn and your face all white' primarily functions as:

Q07of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

According to the final stanza, what does the speaker intend to do for Ailsie as she dies?

Q09of 10

The repetition of the parallel structure—Ailsie returning 'as you come back now' mirroring her childhood return—serves which structural purpose?

Q10of 10

In the line 'Cometh a promise of oder yeres,' the word 'oder' most likely means:

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