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HELIOS.

by H. D..

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

Q01of 10

Which single line most directly states the poem's central paradox about Helios?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, what imagery does H. D. use to convey Helios's destructive aspect?

Q03of 10

To whom do the words 'bitter, the Kyprian's feet' most likely refer?

Q04of 10

What does the helmet symbolize in the third and fourth stanzas?

Q05of 10

What is the structural effect of the poem's shift from stanza three to stanza four?

Q06of 10

What technique does H. D. employ when she writes 'ah petal, dust and wind-fall / on the ground'?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q08of 10

What allusion do the 'Hesperidean orange-spray' and the garden of the Hesperides bring to the poem?

Q09of 10

How does H. D. portray the relationship between Athena and Helios in the poem?

Q10of 10

Which line from the poem most directly describes a comprehensible, physical consequence of night's dominion?

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