Q01of 10
What is the dramatic situation of the poem—who is speaking and to whom?
Q02of 10
According to Barabbas, what is the primary reason he is imprisoned—not merely a contributing cause?
Q03of 10
The simile 'like ants, below' is used to describe which image in the poem?
Q04of 10
Which extended simile does Barabbas use to describe his method of attacking caravans?
Q05of 10
What structural form best describes the poem?
Q06of 10
Barabbas mentions Matthias Margaloth and Judas the Gaulonite primarily to illustrate which point?
Q07of 10
What is the predominant tone of Barabbas's monologue?
Q08of 10
The reference to 'those women of mine / Are mixing the myrrh and wine' most likely alludes to which custom?
Q09of 10
How does Longfellow use Barabbas's admission that 'all men, more or less, / Are robbers in their way' as a thematic device?
Q10of 10
The poem's geographical references—Sidon, Tyre, Damascus, Jericho—primarily serve which function?
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