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EVENING SONG.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary form of this poem?

Q02of 10

The poem is a translation of an ancient Greek Christian prayer called the 'Phos Hilaron.' What does this allusion most directly add to the poem?

Q03of 10

Which aspect of the natural world serves as the poem's central image for spiritual transition?

Q04of 10

How does the poem's structure reflect its Trinitarian theology?

Q05of 10

What is the overall tone of 'Evening Song'?

Q06of 10

Who are the primary speakers of the main hymn, and how do we know?

Q07of 10

What is the dramatic function of Prince Henry's solitary 'Amen' at the poem's end?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'Son, the Life-giver' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q09of 10

Which phrase from the poem most explicitly conveys gratitude for surviving the day safely?

Q10of 10

The epithets 'Father omnipotent,' 'Son, the Life-giver,' and 'Spirit, the Comforter' each perform which shared rhetorical function?

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