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EMMA AND EGINHARD.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What role does Alcuin serve at the opening of the poem?

Q02of 10

Which literary device is primarily used in the lines describing how Alcuin fed students 'honey from the hives of Holy Writ' and 'wine of ancient history'?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'the one art supreme, whose law is fate' refer to in the poem?

Q04of 10

When Eginhard first speaks to Princess Emma about the rose, his answer—'Its mystery is love, its meaning youth'—functions primarily as:

Q05of 10

The Abbot Smaragdo attributes Eginhard's exceptional intellect to demonic influence, while Alcuin attributes it to:

Q06of 10

How does Emma prevent the discovery of Eginhard's secret visit by the palace guard the morning after?

Q07of 10

Which classical or mythological allusion does Longfellow use to describe love's transformation of nature during autumn?

Q08of 10

The overall tone of Charlemagne's final judgment toward Eginhard and Emma is best described as:

Q09of 10

The image of 'the moon, placid as a nun… gazing from cloudy cloisters of the sky' is an example of:

Q10of 10

In Charlemagne's speech to his council, he quotes Alcuin's answer to Pepino's question 'What are men?' The quoted answer is:

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