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HIAWATHA'S DEPARTURE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which metrical pattern does Longfellow use throughout 'Hiawatha's Departure,' giving the poem its distinctive chanting quality?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanzas, the simile 'As the fog from off the water, / As the mist from off the meadow' describes the disappearance of what from Hiawatha's face?

Q03of 10

The approaching canoe is first obscured in 'the hazy distance' and mistaken for several creatures. Which of the following is NOT one of the birds the poem names as a possible identity for the object?

Q04of 10

What does 'the Black-Robe chief, the Pale-face' carry as the most visible symbol of his identity and mission when he lands on the shore?

Q05of 10

Hiawatha's farewell speech to his people asks them to do which of the following regarding the missionaries?

Q06of 10

The technique of attributing farewell cries to the forests, waves, and heron at the poem's end is best described as:

Q07of 10

The imagery of the sunset in Hiawatha's departure—clouds 'on fire with redness' and sky 'burned like a prairie'—primarily conveys which of the following?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of Hiawatha's welcoming speech to the missionaries?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'the portals of the Sunset' and 'the Islands of the Blessed' function as allusions to which broader literary and cultural tradition?

Q10of 10

In the simile comparing Hiawatha's canoe at the end of his departure to 'the new moon slowly, slowly / Sinking in the purple distance,' what effect does this comparison chiefly create?

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