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FROM THE PARADISE OF LOVE.

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

To whom is the speaker primarily addressing his lament throughout the poem?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker request in the first middle stanza?

Q04of 10

What does the word 'languish' most nearly mean as used in the poem?

Q05of 10

Which theme is most powerfully developed across the three middle stanzas?

Q06of 10

What is the effect of the phrase 'consuming care' in the second stanza?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

In the third middle stanza the speaker says he would prefer 'her frowns again' to what alternative?

Q09of 10

The lark is a recurring image in the poem. What does its cheerful nature contrast with in the poem?

Q10of 10

How does the poet use repetition structurally in this poem?

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