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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

FROM THE ITALIAN OF DANTE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

Which three men does the speaker wish to share the enchanted voyage?

Q02of 10

What form does Shelley use for this translation?

Q03of 10

What is the primary purpose of 'some strong enchantment' in the poem?

Q04of 10

The word 'satiety' in line 7 is used to suggest that the companions' bond is so strong that even what would normally diminish pleasure instead does which of the following?

Q05of 10

Who are Vanna and Bice as they function within the poem?

Q06of 10

What does the image of the 'magic ship' primarily represent in the poem's thematic landscape?

Q07of 10

Which literary technique best describes the phrase 'passionate talk, wherever we might rove'?

Q08of 10

How does the poem's tone shift between its opening and its closing couplet?

Q09of 10

The 'bounteous wizard' of line 9 functions in the poem primarily as which of the following?

Q10of 10

Shelley's choice to translate and publish this Dante poem in 1816 alongside 'Alastor' is most consistent with which thematic concern shared by both works?

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