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ELEGIAC VERSE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

In stanza I, where does the unnamed ancient bard walk as he discovers the elegiac verse?

Q02of 10

Which poetic form or technique does the poem itself attempt to demonstrate through its own lines?

Q03of 10

The wave's motion—upheaving, crashing, pausing, and retreating—is used as an analogy for what?

Q04of 10

The word 'refluent' in 'refluent rhythm' most nearly means which of the following?

Q05of 10

What is the primary tone of the poem's opening stanza?

Q06of 10

In Part II, the image of gorse blossoming 'in autumn and spring' is used to illustrate which theme?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'cadence sonorous' most directly describes which element of the Hexameter?

Q08of 10

The speaker attributes the origin of elegiac verse not to a god or muse but to which source?

Q09of 10

The poem's structure in Part I consists of two quatrains written in elegiac couplets. What effect does this formal choice create?

Q10of 10

The poem implies that the ancient bard's discovery was significant primarily because it united which two things?

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