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BLIND BARTIMEUS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural feature that organizes each of the first three stanzas of the poem?

Q02of 10

In the final stanza, the poem's audience shifts dramatically. Who is being addressed?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'tones of agony' reveal about Bartimaeus's cry to Jesus?

Q04of 10

Which of the following best describes the crowd's role in the poem's central conflict?

Q05of 10

The poem's imagery of light and darkness operates on two levels. What are those two levels?

Q06of 10

What technique does Longfellow use by incorporating untranslated Greek phrases throughout the poem?

Q07of 10

In the second stanza, the line 'He calleth thee!' marks a turning point. What changes at this moment?

Q08of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's first three stanzas compared with the final stanza?

Q09of 10

What does Bartimaeus specifically request when Christ asks 'What wilt thou at my hands?'

Q10of 10

The 'three mighty Voices' recalled in the final stanza represent what progression?

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