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FORSAKEN..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the speaker addressing throughout the poem?

Q02of 10

In the second stanza, what effect do the child's eyes have on the speaker?

Q03of 10

The opening stanza functions primarily to establish which idea?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'false as thy father was to me' reveal about the poem's backstory?

Q05of 10

Which poetic form best describes the structure of 'Forsaken'?

Q06of 10

The word 'Disdain' at the opening of the third stanza most likely refers to what hardship awaiting the child?

Q07of 10

The mother's vow in the final stanza is conditioned on what singular limit?

Q08of 10

The imagery of 'ashes' in the first stanza contributes to which dominant tone of the poem?

Q09of 10

The poem's title, 'Forsaken,' most directly applies to which situation described in the poem?

Q10of 10

The repetition of 'Never' and 'Until' in the final stanza primarily serves what rhetorical purpose?

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