Skip to content
Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

FAVORITES OF PAN.

by Archibald Lampman.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is organized into stanzas of four lines each. What is the predominant rhyme scheme of these stanzas?

Q02of 10

In the lines 'Like mist or darkness yielding to the press / Of an unnamed delight,' the poet uses imagery primarily to convey what?

Q03of 10

According to the poem, what happened to Pan when 'new strains / Of hostile hymns and conquering faiths grew keen'?

Q04of 10

What specific action does Pan perform with the frogs before departing each haunt?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'the high lethean calm' alludes to classical mythology. What does 'lethean' most likely suggest in this context?

Q06of 10

The poem's speaker characterizes those who can still hear Pan's music as people who wander 'like children with untroubled eyes.' What theme does this image primarily reinforce?

Q07of 10

Which best describes the tone of the stanza beginning 'Now though no more by marsh or stream'?

Q08of 10

The syrinx is mentioned explicitly in the poem. In Greek myth, the syrinx refers to what?

Q09of 10

In the final stanza, what effect does hearing the frogs' song have on listeners, according to the poem?

Q10of 10

The poem's central structural movement can best be described as which of the following?

0 / 10 answered

Standings

Top 10 attempts

No attempts yet. Be the first to climb the standings.