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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