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FIORDISPINA..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the structural form of 'Fiordispina' as it has come down to us?

Q02of 10

In lines 1–5, Shelley compares the slow, pleasant hours of June morning to which of the following?

Q03of 10

How does Shelley characterize the relationship between Fiordispina and Cosimo in terms of social and familial bonds?

Q04of 10

The image of two flowers upon one stem (lines 14–19) is primarily used to convey which idea?

Q05of 10

In lines 25–28, Shelley uses planetary imagery to contrast the emotional states of Cosimo and Fiordispina. What does this contrast suggest?

Q06of 10

What is the primary tone of Media's speech beginning 'And well it may' (lines 62–81)?

Q07of 10

Which literary technique does Shelley employ when he addresses 'Joy to thee, / Fiordispina and thy Cosimo' directly in lines 5–7?

Q08of 10

Media's reference to 'the wide deserts of Elysian air' (line 81) draws on which tradition?

Q09of 10

What specific occasion is taking place on the 'sunny' morning described in the poem?

Q10of 10

When Fiordispina tells Media she would lie beside a dead Cosimo 'as willingly / As now in the gay night-dress,' Media responds with the idiom 'till it snows in June.' What rhetorical function does Media's reply serve?

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