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Danny Deever.

by Rudyard Kipling.

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

Q01of 10

What crime did Danny Deever commit that led to his execution?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the structural form of 'Danny Deever'?

Q03of 10

What does the Colour-Sergeant's repeated use of evasive answers—'bitter cold' and 'a touch o' sun'—reveal about his character?

Q04of 10

What is the significance of the regiment being assembled in a 'hollow square'?

Q05of 10

How does Kipling use the contrast between the 'Dead March' and the 'quickstep' to structure the poem's arc?

Q06of 10

The imagery of Danny 'so black agin' the sun' in the fourth stanza primarily evokes which of the following?

Q07of 10

What do the lines about Danny's cot being 'right-'and cot to mine' and drinking his beer 'a score o' times' contribute to the poem's overall theme?

Q08of 10

The Colour-Sergeant's euphemism ''E's sleepin' out an' far tonight' is best understood as an example of which literary technique?

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem's final refrain, beginning 'For they're done with Danny Deever'?

Q10of 10

The speaker Files-on-Parade can best be characterized as which of the following throughout the poem?

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