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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

FROM THE ANGLO-SAXON.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary theme of this poem?

Q02of 10

What poetic form or structural tradition does the title 'From the Anglo-Saxon' most directly signal?

Q03of 10

In context, what does the word 'sennight' most likely mean?

Q04of 10

Who is the speaker of the direct speech beginning 'Dry dust! thou dreary one!'?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the soul's speech to the body?

Q06of 10

The image of the body being compared to 'loam' primarily serves to emphasize what?

Q07of 10

What is the significance of the 'three hundred winters' mentioned in the third stanza?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'earth-vessel' in the second stanza is best understood as an allusion to which concept?

Q09of 10

The poem opens with the lines 'Much it behoveth / Each one of mortals.' What rhetorical function does this opening serve?

Q10of 10

Which technique is most consistently evident in lines such as 'Wailing with loud voice' and 'cold utterance'?

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