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Drummer Hodge.

by Thomas Hardy.

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

Q01of 10

What is the form of "Drummer Hodge"?

Q02of 10

What does the phrase "uncoffined—just as found" tell us about Hodge's burial?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's central theme?

Q04of 10

The words "Karoo," "veldt," "kopje," and "Bush" function primarily as what kind of literary device?

Q05of 10

In stanza III, what paradox does Hardy construct about Hodge's fate?

Q06of 10

Who is the speaker's attitude toward Drummer Hodge best described as?

Q07of 10

The recurring image of "foreign constellations" or "strange-eyed constellations" primarily serves to emphasise which idea?

Q08of 10

"Fresh from his Wessex home" is significant chiefly because it

Q09of 10

What is the effect of Hardy using "Hodge" as the soldier's name?

Q10of 10

In the line "His homely Northern breast and brain / Grow up a Southern tree," Hardy employs which technique?

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