Q01of 10
The setting of 'Excursion' is best described as which of the following?
Q02of 10
In the second stanza, the speaker asks what the other person can see as they 'watch the red sparks whirl and flee.' These red sparks most likely represent which of the following?
Q03of 10
Which term best describes the overall tone of the poem?
Q04of 10
The phrase 'armour of stiff reluctancy' in the fourth stanza functions primarily as which literary device?
Q05of 10
What is the structural pattern of rhyme used in each stanza of 'Excursion'?
Q06of 10
In the final stanza, the image of the 'amorous, aching bud / Of my body' is best understood as which of the following?
Q07of 10
The speaker's attitude toward his own inability to connect with his lover is best characterized as which of the following?
Q08of 10
Which of the following best states the central theme of 'Excursion'?
Q09of 10
In the line 'Your presence peering lonelily there,' the speaker projects which emotion onto the beloved?
Q10of 10
The repeated plea in stanza five—'touch me light, / Light, light all over'—achieves its effect primarily through which technique?
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