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DIRGE FOR THE YEAR..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What poetic form best describes the overall structure of 'Dirge for the Year'?

Q02of 10

In the second stanza, the simile comparing 'an earthquake' rocking a 'corse' is primarily used to convey which idea?

Q03of 10

Which thematic tension is central to the entire poem?

Q04of 10

Who or what is the primary speaker addressing throughout the poem?

Q05of 10

The image of 'White Winter, that rough nurse' in stanza two is best described as which literary technique?

Q06of 10

What does the tone of the poem most closely resemble throughout its four stanzas?

Q07of 10

In the final stanza, January is compared to 'a sexton by her grave.' What does this allusion suggest?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best describes the central conceit of the poem?

Q09of 10

According to the poem's third stanza, what will happen to the Year after its apparent death?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'Mocking your untimely weeping' in stanza one implies which of the following?

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