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Hap.

by Thomas Hardy.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of Hardy's 'Hap'?

Q02of 10

In 'Hap,' why would the speaker prefer suffering caused by a vengeful god over suffering caused by chance?

Q03of 10

What do 'Crass Casualty' and 'dicing Time' represent in 'Hap'?

Q04of 10

The word 'purblind' as applied to the 'Doomsters' in 'Hap' most nearly means:

Q05of 10

Which theme is most central to Hardy's 'Hap'?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the speaker in the opening quatrain of 'Hap'?

Q07of 10

In 'In Vision I Roamed,' what emotional effect does imagining the vast cosmos have on the speaker?

Q08of 10

In 'In Vision I Roamed,' the phrase 'ghast heights of sky' primarily creates an effect of:

Q09of 10

Which poetic technique does Hardy use in 'Hap' with the phrase 'Half-eased in that a Powerfuller than I'?

Q10of 10

In 'Hap,' what does the speaker mean when he says the Doomsters 'had as readily strown / Blisses about my pilgrimage as pain'?

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