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ENDYMION.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker compare the moon's level rays to in the second stanza's opening lines?

Q02of 10

Which mythological figure is said to have kissed the sleeping Endymion?

Q03of 10

What does the poem assert about how love is acquired, according to the fourth stanza?

Q04of 10

What structural feature best describes the overall form of 'Endymion'?

Q05of 10

The image of 'boughs, whose shadows deep / Are Life's oblivion' primarily functions as a metaphor for which of the following?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the eighth and ninth stanzas, which address 'O weary hearts'?

Q07of 10

The closing image of 'unseen wings' and an angel touching 'quivering strings' is best understood as an allusion to which concept?

Q08of 10

How does the speaker use the shift from third person to second person ('Ye shall be loved again') to affect the poem's purpose?

Q09of 10

The silver bow dropped 'upon the meadows low' is best interpreted as which of the following?

Q10of 10

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

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