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FROM THE NOEI BOURGUIGNON DE GUI BAROZAI.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of this poem?

Q02of 10

What instrument is specifically mentioned in the first stanza?

Q03of 10

Which group of singers is described as having 'uncovered heads and feet'?

Q04of 10

What is the central theme of this poem?

Q05of 10

How does the poem portray the nuns who attempt Christmas songs?

Q06of 10

What poetic technique does the repeated refrain primarily create?

Q07of 10

The title references 'GUI BAROZAI' and suggests the poem is a translation or adaptation. What does this imply about the speaker's voice?

Q08of 10

In the final stanza, what contrast does the speaker draw?

Q09of 10

The imagery of 'frigid veils' in the fifth stanza contributes primarily to which effect?

Q10of 10

According to the third stanza, who sang 'Christmas carols until morn'?

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