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DAYLIGHT AND MOONLIGHT.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'Daylight and Moonlight'?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, the daytime moon is compared to 'a school-boy's paper kite.' What does this simile primarily convey?

Q03of 10

What is the primary theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'feverish day / Like a passion died away' employs which literary technique?

Q05of 10

How does the speaker's response to the 'Poet's mystic lay' in stanza two parallel the description of the moon in stanza one?

Q06of 10

The word 'glorified' in the line 'Like a spirit glorified' carries a connotation drawn from which domain?

Q07of 10

What is the function of the phrase 'Night interpreted to me / All its grace and mystery'?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best identifies the speaker's tone at the close of the poem?

Q09of 10

The poem's rhyme scheme within each stanza is best described as:

Q10of 10

In context, what does the daytime moon most likely represent as an extended symbol throughout the poem?

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