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BEETHOVEN IN CENTRAL PARK.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall structure of 'Beethoven in Central Park'?

Q02of 10

In the octave, the phrase 'Flags of all nations trampled down the night' primarily functions as what kind of image?

Q03of 10

Which central theme is most fully developed through the contrast between the octave and the sestet?

Q04of 10

What does the speaker mean by describing Beethoven as 'dreadfully alone / With his own grief'?

Q05of 10

The line 'in a place of whispering leaves and gloom' is best described as an example of which technique?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the sestet compared to the octave?

Q07of 10

The subtitle 'After a glimpse of a certain monument in New York' suggests the speaker's experience is characterized primarily by what quality?

Q08of 10

In the line 'Crowned with the stars and weaponed for the right,' the word 'weaponed' is best understood as what?

Q09of 10

Which comprehension question is answered directly by the poem's text?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'a hush too deep for any tomb' uses which literary device to convey the statue's atmosphere?

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