Q01of 10
What is the primary setting of 'Hermes of the Ways'?
Q02of 10
In Greek mythology, Hermes is described as 'facing three ways' in the poem because he is traditionally associated with which of the following?
Q03of 10
The simile 'grains of it / are clear as wine' in the opening stanza primarily serves to do which of the following?
Q04of 10
What does the exclamation 'Heu' followed by 'it whips round my ankles!' accomplish in terms of the poem's structure?
Q05of 10
In Part II, the apple trees are described as having 'boughs… twisted / by many bafflings.' What does this imagery most likely represent thematically?
Q06of 10
Which of the following best describes the tone of the closing lines, 'the great sea foamed, / gnashed its teeth about me; / but you have waited'?
Q07of 10
The phrase 'he whom the sea-orchard / shelters from the west' suggests that the statue or image of Hermes is positioned in which way?
Q08of 10
'Hermes of the Ways' is closely associated with the Imagist movement. Which of the following techniques most clearly reflects Imagist principles in the poem?
Q09of 10
In Part II, the line 'but the shadow of them / is not the shadow of the mast head' most directly implies what about the speaker?
Q10of 10
What is the speaker's relationship to Hermes by the poem's final lines?
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