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GHOSTS OF THE NEW WORLD.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is structured as a sustained argument against which opening claim?

Q02of 10

The rhetorical device used most prominently throughout the poem—opening multiple stanzas with 'No ghosts' or 'What?'—is best described as:

Q03of 10

In the stanza about Salem, the image of a 'silver buckled shoon' evokes which historical group?

Q04of 10

The 'Devon ghost / Unbarred the Golden Gate' most likely alludes to:

Q05of 10

How does the portrayal of the 'Red Man' in stanza six differ in tone from the poem's other historical figures?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'inscrutable as the sky' applied to the Red Man is an example of:

Q07of 10

Which pair of locations in the poem specifically represents the American Revolutionary War?

Q08of 10

The 'old cracked bell' in the penultimate stanza is most plausibly a reference to:

Q09of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem as a whole?

Q10of 10

According to the poem's final two stanzas, what will cause 'ten million' people to rise?

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