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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

DEATH..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What verse form does Shelley use consistently throughout this poem?

Q02of 10

In stanza 2, Peter oiling his hair and catching 'a nasal twang' primarily functions as what kind of imagery?

Q03of 10

What is the central theme of this poem?

Q04of 10

In stanza 5, the friends tell Peter his skin is 'of a brimstone hue' and that his name rhymes with 'hell.' What rhetorical technique is this?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's narrative tone?

Q06of 10

The speaker concludes stanza 11 with 'I heard all this from the old woman.' What effect does this attribution have?

Q07of 10

The storm descending from Langdale Pike in stanzas 12–13 serves primarily as what literary device?

Q08of 10

What ultimately happens to the objects in Peter's house after the Devil's storm?

Q09of 10

The parson leaping from a casement into Windermere and being gnawed by eels for half a year is best understood as what?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what convinces Peter that he is 'predestined to damnation'?

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