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CATAWBA WINE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of 'Catawba Wine'?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'Beautiful River' is repeated throughout the poem. To what actual geographic location does this image most likely refer?

Q03of 10

In the stanza beginning 'And as hollow trees,' what literary technique does Longfellow primarily employ?

Q04of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's central theme?

Q05of 10

The reference to 'Borgia wine' in stanza nine is best understood as an allusion to:

Q06of 10

How does the speaker's tone shift between the early stanzas and the stanza beginning 'Drugged is their juice'?

Q07of 10

Which of the following wines mentioned in the poem is of French origin?

Q08of 10

In the final stanza, the 'Queen of the West' most likely refers to:

Q09of 10

The opening setting — 'by the glowing embers / Of wayside inns' when 'rain begins / To darken the drear Novembers' — primarily serves to:

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what specific quality makes Catawba wine superior and in need of no 'tavern-bush to proclaim it'?

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