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APOLLO STANDS BESIDE HIM..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dramatic form of this excerpt from Prometheus Unbound?

Q02of 10

In lines 11–17, Apollo compares the fallen Jupiter to which image?

Q03of 10

What central theme does Ocean's long speech (lines 18–34) most clearly express?

Q04of 10

What does Apollo hear at the end of his final speech (lines 35–39)?

Q05of 10

In lines 6–9, Apollo describes Jupiter's fall using an image of 'day's red agony.' What technique does this represent?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of Ocean's concluding speech (lines 39–49)?

Q07of 10

To whom or what does Apollo's simile 'as eclipse / Darkens the sphere I guide' (lines 35–36) allude?

Q08of 10

The image of ships tracked 'by the light / Of wave-reflected flowers' (lines 31–32) rather than 'by blood and groans' (line 29) most directly contrasts which two ideas?

Q09of 10

What mythological figure does Ocean mention as a deity who will witness the new peaceful era from the sea (line 24)?

Q10of 10

Why does Ocean say he must depart at the end of the scene (lines 39–43)?

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