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AN ELDER..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What form best describes the structure of 'An Elder'?

Q02of 10

Which central image does Longfellow use to represent the elderly speaker's sense of irrelevance?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker mean by calling themselves 'yesterdays'?

Q04of 10

Who is the speaker in the poem?

Q05of 10

What is the predominant tone of the poem?

Q06of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the phrase 'Dry leaves that rustle, / That make a little sound, and then are dust'?

Q07of 10

What does the exclamation 'The world is changed' accomplish at the opening of the poem?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'have no part / Or portion in to-day' is an example of which technique?

Q09of 10

Which theme does Longfellow most centrally explore in 'An Elder'?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what brief action do the 'dry leaves' perform before becoming dust?

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