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EVE OF ST. AGNES..

by John Keats.

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

Q01of 10

What poetic form does Keats use for 'The Eve of St. Agnes,' and what is distinctive about its final line?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, the Beadsman's frosted breath is compared to 'pious incense from a censer old.' This comparison is best classified as what literary technique?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the dominant imagery in the first stanza of the poem?

Q04of 10

Who is the Beadsman, and what is his role in this opening stanza?

Q05of 10

What is the primary thematic function of placing the Beadsman at the very opening of the poem?

Q06of 10

The line 'The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold' suggests which of the following about the severity of the night?

Q07of 10

How does Keats achieve a sense of religious atmosphere in the opening stanza without directly describing a church service?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'Seem'd taking flight for heaven, without a death' most likely means which of the following?

Q09of 10

The tone of the opening stanza can best be described as which of the following?

Q10of 10

St. Agnes' Eve falls on January 20th and is associated in folk tradition with a specific belief about young women. How does this allusion relate to the poem's subject matter?

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