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AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF JOHN KEATS,.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary form Shelley uses to structure 'Adonais'?

Q02of 10

The mythological figure 'Adonais' is drawn from which classical source?

Q03of 10

The Greek epigraph by Plato, translated roughly as 'Once you shone as the morning star among the living, now dead you shine as the evening star,' functions primarily to:

Q04of 10

Which earlier work by John Keats is explicitly referenced in the poem's full title?

Q05of 10

In the poem's emotional arc, what shift in tone occurs in the middle sections before the final consolation?

Q06of 10

Which figure from classical pastoral elegy does Shelley invoke as a predecessor for this kind of mourning poem?

Q07of 10

The poem's central consolation in its closing stanzas is best described as:

Q08of 10

When Shelley writes of the 'nameless worm' that 'fed' on the poet, the most likely primary referent is:

Q09of 10

The poem was composed at Pisa and printed there in 1821. This detail is significant because it illustrates:

Q10of 10

In the elegiac tradition, 'Adonais' most closely follows the conventions established by which two classical models?

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