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BABY-BIRD.

by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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

Q01of 10

The poem's title and central conceit depend on treating the baby as which of the following?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the stanza form Swinburne uses throughout the poem?

Q03of 10

In stanza two, 'All your flickering fingers, / All your twinkling toes' most directly employs which technique?

Q04of 10

What happens to sorrow, according to stanza three?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'one white dove's sake' in stanza four most likely functions as which of the following?

Q06of 10

In stanza six, other birds' song is called 'Weak and wrong' after the baby's. What is the primary rhetorical purpose of this comparison?

Q07of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's dominant tone?

Q08of 10

In the seventh stanza, the speaker claims the listener's heart 'Seems to win back within / Heaven.' This idea is best described as which thematic concern?

Q09of 10

Who is the speaker addressing throughout the poem?

Q10of 10

The final two lines, 'Known of none here but one, / Known of one sweet bird,' create what effect?

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