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BURIAL OF THE MINNISINK.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary purpose of sacrificing the war-horse at the chief's graveside?

Q02of 10

Which structural form best describes the poem's stanzas?

Q03of 10

The image 'thirty snows had not yet shed / Their glory' conveys which of the following?

Q04of 10

How does the war-horse's behavior in the procession develop the poem's emotional tone?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'as the summer fruit decays' is an example of which literary technique?

Q06of 10

Which pairing of weapons and burial garments is described as covering the chief?

Q07of 10

Who leads the funeral procession as described in the sixth stanza?

Q08of 10

The opening stanza's imagery of 'golden leaves' and 'shadowed light' primarily establishes which tone?

Q09of 10

The 'silver lakes' image in stanza two most likely functions as an allusion to what?

Q10of 10

The final line 'The rider grasps his steed again' shifts the poem's perspective in what way?

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