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AT THE CONSECRATION OF PULASKI'S BANNER..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary setting in which the banner's consecration takes place?

Q02of 10

Who delivers the hymn that occupies most of the poem?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'sabbath of our vale' most nearly means which of the following?

Q04of 10

What request do the nuns make of the warrior in the fourth stanza?

Q05of 10

Which literary device is most prominent in the repeated phrase 'Take thy banner!'?

Q06of 10

The crimson color of the banner carries symbolic weight throughout the poem. Which interpretation best fits its use?

Q07of 10

The poem's final couplet—'The warrior took that banner proud, / And it was his martial cloak and shroud!'—achieves its emotional impact chiefly through which technique?

Q08of 10

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

Q09of 10

The imagery of 'the clarion's music thrills / To the hearts of these lone hills' is an example of which figure of speech?

Q10of 10

The historical figure to whom this poem is dedicated, Casimir Pulaski, is best characterized in the context of the poem as which of the following?

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