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APRIL.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem 'April'?

Q02of 10

What does the phrase 'portals of the Spring' most likely represent?

Q03of 10

The poem is structured as a single eight-line stanza. What formal name best describes this unit?

Q04of 10

The line 'Their song of songs from their aerial towers' uses 'aerial towers' as a metaphor for what?

Q05of 10

What is the primary theme of the poem?

Q06of 10

The closing image of April riding 'the Bull with wreathed horns' is an allusion to what?

Q07of 10

How does Longfellow characterize the flowers in the procession?

Q08of 10

The tone of the poem can best be described as which of the following?

Q09of 10

What poetic technique is used when April says 'I soften with my sunshine and my showers / The heart of earth'?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, into what two things does April 'glide' with thoughts of love?

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