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FISHERMAN JIM'S KIDS.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

In 'Fisherman Jim's Kids,' what structural device does Field use to organize the poem's narrative arc?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the primary imagery Field uses to represent the afterlife in 'Fisherman Jim's Kids'?

Q03of 10

What kills Fisherman Jim's children?

Q04of 10

In the stanza beginning 'T wuz a pitiful time,' the dying children stretching 'their wee hands out to him' creates dramatic pathos primarily because:

Q05of 10

The phrase 'as a man will live when his heart is gone' is best classified as which poetic technique?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the narrator's voice throughout 'Fisherman Jim's Kids'?

Q07of 10

In 'Fiddle-Dee-Dee,' what is the poem's central irony, revealed in the parenthetical final lines?

Q08of 10

In 'Fiddle-Dee-Dee,' the oaths 'By our St. Didy!' and 'By my Bottle' are comic because they:

Q09of 10

Which theme is most explicitly shared by both 'Fisherman Jim's Kids' and 'Fiddle-Dee-Dee'?

Q10of 10

In 'Fisherman Jim's Kids,' the metaphor of Jim's body as 'this ol' hulk' at the poem's climax primarily serves to:

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