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Quiz — Storgy

FROM THE CHANSON DE ROLAND.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary setting of this poem?

Q02of 10

Which character does Roland gently lay upon 'the verdant sod'?

Q03of 10

When Roland swoons with grief on the battlefield, which two figures does he call out to in his revival?

Q04of 10

What does the Archbishop urge Roland to do when Roland tells him to rest?

Q05of 10

Roland whispers a farewell to Aude and invokes Christ who saved 'the Hebrew Prophets from the second death.' What literary technique does this allusion employ?

Q06of 10

Which best describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q07of 10

How does the poem's structure reinforce its content?

Q08of 10

What is the significance of Roland drawing the Paladins to Turpin's side?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'death steals on' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q10of 10

In the closing quatrain, Turpin is praised for dying 'in great orison.' What does 'orison' mean in this context?

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