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AS TOILSOME I WANDER'D VIRGINIA'S WOODS..

by Walt Whitman.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of this poem?

Q02of 10

What season is established in the poem's opening lines?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'inscription rude' most likely means the tablet's writing was:

Q04of 10

The italicized line 'Bold, cautious, true, and my loving comrade' functions structurally as:

Q05of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in 'the music of rustling leaves kick'd by my feet'?

Q06of 10

What does the phrase 'The halt of a mid-day hour, when up! no time to lose' reveal about the circumstances of the burial?

Q07of 10

The speaker's relationship to the dead soldier is best described as:

Q08of 10

The contrast between 'alone' and 'in the crowded street' in the second stanza primarily emphasizes:

Q09of 10

The word 'toilsome' in the opening line establishes which aspect of the speaker's journey?

Q10of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem as a whole?

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