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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

BY SIEGFRIED AUGUST MAHLMANN.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker say Allah does to "cheeks that are white with weeping"?

Q02of 10

Which best describes the overall structure of the poem?

Q03of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem?

Q04of 10

The image of flowers and blossoms withering primarily serves to convey which theme?

Q05of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem, according to both text and context?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'with flying fleet' in stanza two is best understood as a description of what?

Q07of 10

In the final stanza, the speaker's wish to 'take flight' to 'Allah's dwelling' is best identified as what literary technique?

Q08of 10

This poem is a translation by Longfellow of a verse originally written in which language?

Q09of 10

Which pair of contrasting ideas does the poem most consistently develop?

Q10of 10

The speaker's claim that 'my heart will live on forever' most likely refers to what?

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