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HORACE III. 13.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What offering does the speaker promise to sacrifice at the fountain?

Q02of 10

Which literary form best describes this poem's overall structure?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'the dog-star's hateful spell' in the second stanza most likely refers to which natural phenomenon?

Q04of 10

What is the speaker's primary motivation for promising to compose poetry about the fountain?

Q05of 10

The word 'ennobled' in the third stanza most nearly means which of the following?

Q06of 10

Which figure of speech is most prominent in 'cooling brooks that from thy nooks / Singing and dancing go'?

Q07of 10

The tone of the speaker throughout the poem can best be described as which of the following?

Q08of 10

The ilex-tree mentioned in the third stanza is most likely included to do which of the following?

Q09of 10

Which classical tradition does Field's poem most directly draw upon by addressing the fountain directly throughout?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, who else besides the speaker benefits from the fountain's waters in the second stanza?

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