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FIVE CRITICISMS.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

In Criticism I, the sonnet's concluding couplet accuses Pierrot of what central failing?

Q02of 10

In Criticism II, the figure who is rejected by the assembled artists identifies herself as which of the following?

Q03of 10

The 'formless thing' in Criticism II is characterized chiefly by which pair of details?

Q04of 10

In Criticism III, the biblical allusion to 'Pisgah hill' most likely refers to which concept?

Q05of 10

Which formal structure does Criticism I employ, distinguishing it from the other four sections?

Q06of 10

In Criticism IV, how does the poet use the image of a dead man carried through city streets?

Q07of 10

In Criticism V, Section I, the phrase 'that glorious head' most plausibly alludes to which of the following?

Q08of 10

Across the poem as a whole, what does Noyes consistently oppose to fashionable novelty?

Q09of 10

The tone of Criticism V, Section III, when Noyes writes 'we've a jest between us, Truth and I,' is best described as which of the following?

Q10of 10

The subtitle of Criticism II describes a goddess 'known in Babylon.' What is the primary effect of this allusion?

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