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FIRST O SONGS FOR A PRELUDE..

by Walt Whitman.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural role of this poem within the *Drum-Taps* collection?

Q02of 10

Which figure of speech best describes Whitman's personification of Manhattan throughout the poem?

Q03of 10

What does the image 'soft opera-music changed, and the drum and fife were heard' primarily convey?

Q04of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem?

Q05of 10

How does Whitman characterize the duration of peace Manhattan enjoyed before the war?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'shock electric, the night sustain'd it' most likely refers to which event?

Q07of 10

What technique does Whitman predominantly use in the long catalogue stanza beginning 'To the drum-taps prompt'?

Q08of 10

What is the speaker's tone when he says 'How I love them! how I could hug them'?

Q09of 10

The parenthetical lines about 'Silent cannons, soon to cease your silence' introduce which element into the poem's otherwise celebratory mood?

Q10of 10

The word 'Mannahatta,' used instead of 'Manhattan,' most likely serves to

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