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CHORUS OF OREADES..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What type of poem is 'Chorus of Oreades' based on its title and structure?

Q02of 10

Which pair of classical figures are invoked to describe day and night illuminating the mountain peaks?

Q03of 10

The simile comparing the mountain snows to 'Tithonus' beard / Streaming dishevelled and white' primarily emphasizes which quality?

Q04of 10

In the second stanza, 'Phantoms of mist and rain, / Cloud and the shadow of cloud' pass by the mountains. What does this imagery most clearly convey?

Q05of 10

What is the predominant theme of the poem?

Q06of 10

The adjectives in the poem's final line—'Solemn, eternal, and proud'—function primarily as which poetic device?

Q07of 10

Which best describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'inaccessible fastness' in the second stanza most nearly means which of the following?

Q09of 10

The speaker of the poem—the Oreades—belongs to which category in Greek mythology?

Q10of 10

The poem's structure consists of two stanzas, each ending with a statement about the mountains standing unmoved. What structural effect does this repetition create?

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