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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

BY TWILIGHT.

by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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

Q01of 10

What is the repeated refrain that anchors the poem's structure?

Q02of 10

The poem 'By Twilight' is written in which poetic form?

Q03of 10

According to the poem's first stanza, what happens when desire for what lies beyond is 'fettered by fear'?

Q04of 10

What do the stars represent in the second stanza?

Q05of 10

What is the central theme of 'By Twilight'?

Q06of 10

How does the speaker characterize death in the poem's final stanza?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'tongues to reprove us' is an example of which literary technique?

Q08of 10

What is the predominant tone of the poem?

Q09of 10

The word 'fettered' in the first stanza most nearly means which of the following?

Q10of 10

What structural effect does placing 'If we dream' as a standalone line achieve?

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