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FRIAR JOHN..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What event immediately preceded the arrival of the German Prince and his train?

Q02of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem?

Q03of 10

To what is the damsel compared in the simile 'slender and graceful as a reed'?

Q04of 10

What does the image 'a blossom blown from a tree' primarily convey about the damsel's dismount?

Q05of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominent in the line 'like a blossom blown from a tree'?

Q06of 10

What is the overall tone of Friar John's description?

Q07of 10

Which theme is most central to this brief poem?

Q08of 10

The poem's structure is best described as which of the following?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'a German Prince and his train' uses the word 'train' to mean which of the following?

Q10of 10

Which literary allusion or cultural reference is most likely embedded in depicting a friar observing and describing a beautiful noblewoman?

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