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BISHOP SIGURD AT SALTEN FIORD.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of 'Bishop Sigurd at Salten Fiord'?

Q02of 10

Which technique does Longfellow use in the lines 'As the leaves are swept through sluices, / When the flood-gates open wide'?

Q03of 10

When Longfellow writes that Bishop Sigurd stood 'as one transfigured,' which primary allusion is invoked?

Q04of 10

What is the primary theme of the poem?

Q05of 10

Who is the speaker or narrative voice in the majority of the poem?

Q06of 10

What does the image 'Down a path like silver molten' most likely convey?

Q07of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem toward King Olaf's mission?

Q08of 10

In the final stanzas, what does King Olaf take as a trophy of his victory?

Q09of 10

Which lines best illustrate the poem's use of religious imagery to portray Bishop Sigurd's ceremony?

Q10of 10

What fate does Raud the Strong meet after refusing to convert?

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