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BARTIMEUS..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant form of this poem?

Q02of 10

The speaker opens by addressing 'Chilion' and urging patience. What does this opening reveal about the poem's situation?

Q03of 10

The imagery of 'drowsy bells of caravans' primarily contributes which sensory effect?

Q04of 10

When the speaker alludes to 'Rahab hid the two spies,' he is drawing on which biblical episode?

Q05of 10

The speaker contrasts the present walls of Jericho with 'the old walls.' What thematic purpose does this contrast serve?

Q06of 10

What does the detail that the speaker is blind suggest about his role as a narrator of history?

Q07of 10

The poem's tone in the opening passage is best described as:

Q08of 10

The phrase 'seven trumpets' alludes to the fall of Jericho. Which literary technique is primarily at work?

Q09of 10

The poem concludes with a hint that the speaker may be Bartimeus, the blind man healed by Jesus. This ending achieves which effect?

Q10of 10

According to the passage, how were the original walls of Jericho destroyed?

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