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AUTUMN WITHIN.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

In the opening stanza, what does the speaker mean by 'It is autumn; not without'?

Q02of 10

Which poetic technique is central to the poem's structure throughout all three stanzas?

Q03of 10

What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza in 'Autumn Within'?

Q04of 10

The image of 'Birds are darting through the air' primarily serves to:

Q05of 10

What does 'Save within my lonely breast' reveal about the speaker's emotional condition?

Q06of 10

In the final stanza, 'the dead leaves / Fall and rustle and are still' most closely mirrors which aspect of the speaker's experience?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of 'Autumn Within'?

Q08of 10

The references to 'the sheaves' and 'the mill' in the final stanza function as:

Q09of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem most reasonably understood to be?

Q10of 10

Which statement best describes the structural progression of the poem's imagery?

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