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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

ASIA, ALONE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall dramatic situation at the opening of this scene?

Q02of 10

In lines 7–9, Spring is compared to 'the memory of a dream / Which now is sad because it hath been sweet.' This simile primarily conveys that Spring's arrival is:

Q03of 10

The image 'How like death-worms the wingless moments crawl!' (l. 16) is best understood as an example of:

Q04of 10

The 'Aeolian music of her sea-green plumes' (l. 25–26) refers to sound produced by:

Q05of 10

Panthea explains her lateness by saying her wings were 'faint / With the delight of a remembered dream' (ll. 35–36). What does this reveal about her state?

Q06of 10

In Panthea's dream (ll. 61–82), the moment when Prometheus's 'pale wound-worn limbs / Fell from Prometheus' most likely represents:

Q07of 10

Which of the following best describes the dominant tone of Asia's opening monologue (ll. 1–27)?

Q08of 10

When Asia gazes into Panthea's eyes and sees 'a shade, a shape: 'tis He' (l. 120), the structural function of this moment in the scene is to:

Q09of 10

Shelley's description of Panthea's eyes as 'the deep, blue, boundless heaven / Contracted to two circles' (ll. 114–115) employs which primary figurative technique?

Q10of 10

The mysterious figure at the scene's close—'a thing of air' whose 'gray robe gleams' with 'golden dew' (ll. 128–131)—is introduced primarily to:

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