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DOCTOR SERAFINO..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the historical figure referred to by the title 'Doctor Seraphic' in the poem?

Q02of 10

What does the speaker mean by a word 'conceived in the brain'?

Q03of 10

Which theological doctrine does the poem associate with 'a word which is only conceived in the brain'?

Q04of 10

What Christian mystery does the poem compare to the act of speaking a word aloud?

Q05of 10

What is the dominant structural form of 'Doctor Serafino'?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the speaker in this poem?

Q07of 10

The poem relies primarily on which literary technique to make its argument?

Q08of 10

What is the effect of compressing this theological argument into only four lines?

Q09of 10

What is the grammatical and rhetorical function of the phrase 'I…maintain' in the opening line?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best summarizes the central argument of the poem?

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