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FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

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What time of day does the poem's visitation scene take place?

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What atmospheric detail in the second stanza emphasizes the eerie, liminal quality of the setting?

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Which poetic form best describes the structure of 'Footsteps of Angels'?

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The young man described as one 'who cherished / Noble longings for the strife' is best understood as someone who

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The phrase 'the Being Beauteous' most likely refers to

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When the spirit 'takes the vacant chair beside me, / Lays her gentle hand in mine,' the primary technique Longfellow uses is

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The simile 'Like the stars, so still and saint-like, / Looking downward from the skies' compares the spirit's eyes to stars in order to convey

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The poem's communication between the spirit and the speaker is best characterized as

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Which theme is most central to the poem's conclusion?

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The poem's title, 'Footsteps of Angels,' functions primarily as

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