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GOD'S-ACRE..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary meaning of the title phrase 'God's-Acre' as used in the poem?

Q02of 10

The speaker identifies 'that ancient Saxon phrase' as the origin of 'God's-Acre.' What does this detail primarily establish?

Q03of 10

Which extended metaphor organizes the entire poem's treatment of death and resurrection?

Q04of 10

In the third stanza, the line 'the archangel's blast / Shall winnow, like a fan, the chaff and grain' employs which poetic technique?

Q05of 10

What does the speaker mean by 'The seed that they had garnered in their hearts' in stanza two?

Q06of 10

How does the speaker's tone shift between the opening stanza and the final stanza?

Q07of 10

The final stanza addresses Death directly with 'With thy rude ploughshare, Death, turn up the sod.' This is an example of which rhetorical device?

Q08of 10

According to the fourth stanza, what awaits 'the good' after the resurrection harvest?

Q09of 10

The word 'benison' in the first stanza ('breathes a benison o'er the sleeping dust') most nearly means:

Q10of 10

Which statement best describes the poem's overall structure and its relationship to meaning?

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