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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

BY CHRISTOPH AUGUST TIEDGE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the speaker of the opening three lines of the poem?

Q02of 10

What does the wave identify itself as in its reply?

Q03of 10

What is the ultimate destination the wave describes for itself?

Q04of 10

What literary form best describes the overall structure of this poem?

Q05of 10

The word 'turbid' in the opening line most nearly means which of the following?

Q06of 10

What central theme does the wave's journey from river to sea most clearly represent?

Q07of 10

The image of 'the muddy banks of Time' functions primarily as a symbol for which of the following?

Q08of 10

The simile comparing the wave to a thief ('As if a thief wert thou') primarily conveys which quality of the wave?

Q09of 10

Which rhetorical technique is most prominently used in the poem's opening stanza?

Q10of 10

The tone of the wave's reply in the second stanza is best described as which of the following?

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