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DIRGE FOR TWO VETERANS..

by Walt Whitman.

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

Q01of 10

What is the relationship between the two veterans being buried?

Q02of 10

The poem's form is best described as which of the following?

Q03of 10

The moon is described as both 'beautiful' and 'ghastly, phantom moon.' This pairing primarily creates a sense of:

Q04of 10

In the stanza beginning 'In the eastern sky up-buoying,' the 'sorrowful vast phantom' is revealed to be:

Q05of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the final two stanzas of the poem?

Q06of 10

The speaker describes the drums as 'convulsive.' This word choice primarily conveys:

Q07of 10

What is the speaker's tone toward the dead soldiers by the poem's end?

Q08of 10

The 'double grave' functions in the poem primarily as a symbol of:

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the role of the bugles and drums in the poem?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'finish'd Sabbath' in the opening stanza suggests that the funeral procession takes place:

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