Q01of 10
What is the central reassurance offered in the opening two lines, 'Let nothing disturb thee, / Nothing affright thee'?
Q02of 10
The line 'All things are passing' most directly expresses which philosophical or theological idea?
Q03of 10
Which structural feature best describes the overall form of this poem?
Q04of 10
The phrase 'God never changeth' functions primarily as a contrast to which other line in the poem?
Q05of 10
Who is identified as the original author of the prayer-poem that Longfellow translated into English?
Q06of 10
The tone of the poem can best be described as:
Q07of 10
The line 'Patient endurance / Attaineth to all things' employs which rhetorical technique?
Q08of 10
In the line 'Who God possesseth / In nothing is wanting,' the word 'wanting' is best understood to mean:
Q09of 10
The final line, 'Alone God sufficeth,' serves what function in the poem's overall argument?
Q10of 10
The repeated use of second-person address ('thee') and imperative constructions ('Let nothing disturb thee') identifies the speaker's relationship to the reader as:
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