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Frost at Midnight.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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

Q01of 10

'Frost at Midnight' belongs to which poetic form or genre most closely associated with Coleridge and Wordsworth?

Q02of 10

What is the structural movement that shapes the poem as a whole?

Q03of 10

In lines 13–22, the 'film' that flutters on the grate is described as 'the sole unquiet thing.' What is the primary function of this image?

Q04of 10

At school, the young Coleridge gazes at a 'fluttering stranger' on the grate. What does the word 'stranger' refer to in the folk-belief the poem invokes?

Q05of 10

The speaker contrasts his own upbringing with what he wishes for his child. Which pair of phrases most precisely captures that contrast?

Q06of 10

Lines 59–62 describe nature as 'that eternal language, which thy God / Utters.' This idea most closely reflects which philosophical or theological current influential on Coleridge?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's final verse paragraph (lines 65–74)?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best describes the role of the sleeping infant in the poem's argument?

Q09of 10

Coleridge writes that 'all seasons shall be sweet' to his child. Which season is NOT explicitly described with a concrete image in the poem's final verse paragraph?

Q10of 10

In lines 8–10, the speaker says the calm 'disturbs / And vexes meditation.' What paradox does this express?

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