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BALLAD OF WOMEN I LOVE.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the speaker's true motivation for claiming to love the women named in the poem?

Q02of 10

Which structural form does the poem employ?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'bootless bard of Crockery Quest' is the speaker's way of describing himself as

Q04of 10

What tone does the speaker maintain throughout most of the poem?

Q05of 10

In the second stanza, which specific item is noted as belonging to Dorothy Pratt?

Q06of 10

The rhyme scheme of each stanza in the poem is best described as

Q07of 10

The word 'trumpery' in the final stanza most nearly means

Q08of 10

Which literary technique is central to the poem's humor?

Q09of 10

The line 'Think ye now that I say in jest' is best understood as

Q10of 10

The geographic detail 'in the Nutmeg State' in the second stanza refers to

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