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FRAGMENTS WRITTEN FOR HELLAS..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

In Fragment 1 of 'Fragments Written for Hellas,' the speaker addresses 'Fairest of the Destinies' and says her lightnings are keener than the 'winged bolts thou bearest.' What is the most likely identity of this figure?

Q02of 10

In Fragment 2, the speaker alludes to 'Arethuse' and 'Alpheus.' What mythological story underlies this allusion?

Q03of 10

The central rhetorical structure of Fragment 2 ('Could Arethuse … Greece might again be free!') is best described as:

Q04of 10

In Fragment 3, the phrase 'a quenchless atom of immortal light' most directly refers to:

Q05of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently demonstrated by the image 'Like an angelic spirit pent / In a form of mortal birth' in Fragment 3?

Q06of 10

In the 'I Would Not Be a King' fragment, the line ''Tis built on ice which fortune's sun / Thaws in the height of noon' employs which figure of speech?

Q07of 10

What does the speaker of 'I Would Not Be a King' ultimately prefer to royal power?

Q08of 10

The overall tone of 'I Would Not Be a King' can best be described as:

Q09of 10

Across both poems, which theme is most consistently present?

Q10of 10

In Fragment 3, which of the following best paraphrases what the fallen star ultimately does to the Earth?

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