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DUTCH LULLABY.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What does the final stanza of 'Dutch Lullaby' reveal about the entire voyage of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod?

Q02of 10

In 'Dutch Lullaby,' what do the 'little stars' in the second stanza actually represent within the poem's fantasy world?

Q03of 10

Which literary term best describes the structural device Field uses by listing 'Wynken, / Blynken, / And Nod' on three separate lines at the end of each stanza?

Q04of 10

The subtitle 'Dutch Lullaby' signals a specific formal intention. Which of the following best explains its relevance to the poem's structure and purpose?

Q05of 10

In Hugo's 'Flower to Butterfly,' the speaker confesses that what the butterfly has been drinking is not dew but tears. What does this detail primarily establish about the speaker?

Q06of 10

In Hugo's poem, the phrase 'siren bees are humming' uses allusion to suggest which of the following about the distractions luring the butterfly away?

Q07of 10

Which tone most accurately characterizes the speaker's voice throughout Hugo's 'Flower to Butterfly'?

Q08of 10

Hugo's poem employs an extended metaphor in which a flower addresses a butterfly. Which thematic concern does this conceit most effectively embody?

Q09of 10

Both 'Dutch Lullaby' and Hugo's 'Flower to Butterfly' use imagery of water. How does the function of water imagery differ between the two poems?

Q10of 10

In the final stanza of Hugo's 'Flower to Butterfly,' the speaker offers an alternative to the butterfly staying: 'Oh, give me wing, thou beauteous thing, / That we may soar together.' What does this shift most likely represent?

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