Q01of 10
What is the central metaphor organizing the entire poem?
Q02of 10
What does the speaker say will fill his heart after the last song-bird departs?
Q03of 10
The title 'Auspex' is a Latin allusion. What does it most likely refer to?
Q04of 10
Which of the following best describes the poem's overall tone?
Q05of 10
In the second stanza, what does the speaker say he will miss most when the birds are gone?
Q06of 10
What does the phrase 'sweet delusion' suggest about the brown leaves hovering like birds?
Q07of 10
What structural feature is consistent across all three stanzas of 'Auspex'?
Q08of 10
Which pair of birds is specifically named as inhabitants of the speaker's heart-nest?
Q09of 10
In stanza two, the speaker contrasts the actual birds with 'swallows only.' What does this contrast reveal?
Q10of 10
What fate does the final stanza predict for both the poet and his creative work?
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