Q01of 10
What is the central paradox the speaker develops across all three stanzas?
Q02of 10
The poem is structured as three four-line stanzas with a consistent rhyme scheme. Which pattern best describes that scheme?
Q03of 10
In stanza 2, the line 'Be it not said, thought, understood' is best read as the speaker asking that the phrase 'good-night' be—
Q04of 10
The repeated typographic device of printing 'GOOD night' or 'SAY good-night' in capitals or small capitals serves primarily to—
Q05of 10
How does the imagery of 'sweet wishes wing its flight' (line 6) function?
Q06of 10
Which best describes the overall tone of the poem?
Q07of 10
The speaker's argument reaches its conclusion in the final couplet: 'The night is good; because, my love, / They never SAY good-night.' This conclusion is best described as—
Q08of 10
Compared to the Stacey manuscript variant for line 1 ('Good-night? no, love! the night is ill'), the published 1822 opening ('Good-night? ah! no; the hour is ill') differs most significantly by—
Q09of 10
The phrase 'hearts which near each other move / From evening close to morning light' employs which predominant technique?
Q10of 10
According to the poem, what specific condition makes a night 'good' for two people in love?
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