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FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF THE POEM TO WILLIAM SHELLEY..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of this poem as presented?

Q02of 10

To whom is the speaker directly addressing this poem?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'the world is now our dwelling-place' most directly communicate about the speaker's situation?

Q04of 10

The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is best described as:

Q05of 10

What is the primary theme developed across both sections of the poem?

Q06of 10

In lines 7–9, the image of chasing 'his own free thoughts' by 'woods and waves' primarily functions to:

Q07of 10

The word 'hallow' in line 15 most nearly means:

Q08of 10

The tone of the closing words of the first section — 'Child! we shall weep' — is best characterized as:

Q09of 10

The phrase 'mild thoughts of man's ungentle race' in line 5 is an example of which literary technique?

Q10of 10

According to the second section of the poem, what will eventually happen to 'the memory of thy grievous wrong'?

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