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CHORUS OF DREAMS FROM THE GATE OF HORN..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

The title refers to the 'Gate of Horn,' a classical allusion drawn from ancient epic tradition. What does passage through the Gate of Horn signify?

Q02of 10

Who is 'the Titan' referred to in the first stanza?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'the secret once confided / To the keeping of the Titan' most directly refer to?

Q04of 10

The opening lines 'Yes, the moment shall decide! / It already hath decided' create which effect?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the structural form of this poem?

Q06of 10

The verbs 'whispered, told on every side' in stanza one primarily develop which image of how evil spreads?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of the second stanza as the evils are enumerated?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'maniac laughter' placed alongside 'moans of anguish' is an example of which literary technique?

Q09of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem as a whole?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what is the one thing that does NOT escape from the box?

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