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GARDEN AND CRADLE.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is divided into two stanzas of equal length. What structural feature most clearly unifies each stanza?

Q02of 10

Which setting is associated with the garden stanza?

Q03of 10

The moon 'layeth on his head a golden crown.' What poetic technique does this image primarily illustrate?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'song of Bethlem-town' at the close of the cradle stanza is best understood as an allusion to which of the following?

Q05of 10

How does the poem characterize the baby's role in both the garden and the cradle?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of 'Garden and Cradle'?

Q07of 10

The posies 'bow them as they should to him' in the garden. What does this image most directly suggest?

Q08of 10

Who is the speaker most likely to be in this poem?

Q09of 10

The word 'birdlings' is used rather than simply 'birds.' What effect does this diminutive form primarily create?

Q10of 10

What does the wind's song in the cradle stanza accomplish that the birds' music in the garden stanza does not?

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