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What is the primary theme of this poem?
Q02of 10
What structural form does this poem follow?
Q03of 10
In the opening lines, heaven is addressed as a 'clear fount of light.' What type of figurative language is this?
Q04of 10
How does the poem characterize the soul's relationship with death once it reaches heaven?
Q05of 10
What does the phrase 'prison-house of clay' most likely represent?
Q06of 10
What is the tone of the poem's concluding lines — 'Heavenward the bright perfections I adore / Direct... That, whither love aspires'?
Q07of 10
The poem describes the soul as 'sentinelled in heaven.' What does this word choice suggest about the soul's condition?
Q08of 10
The title indicates this is a poem 'by Francisco de Aldana' rendered by Longfellow. What does this attribution most likely mean?
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Which of the following best describes the imagery pattern that dominates the first quatrain?
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In the sestet, the speaker calls the exiled spirit a 'stranger in this prison-house.' Which literary device does this phrase exemplify?
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