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I SAW OLD GENERAL AT BAY..

by Walt Whitman.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is best classified as which poetic form?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'his gray eyes yet shone out in battle like stars' is an example of which literary technique?

Q03of 10

What does the detail that 'a hundred and more step forth' but 'two or three were selected' primarily convey?

Q04of 10

The poem's speaker can best be described as which of the following?

Q05of 10

Which theme is most centrally developed in the poem?

Q06of 10

The adjective 'desperate' in 'a desperate emergency' functions primarily to do which of the following?

Q07of 10

The repetition of 'I saw' at the opening of multiple lines is an example of which rhetorical device?

Q08of 10

The poem's overall tone can best be described as which of the following?

Q09of 10

The detail that the adjutant 'was very grave' while the volunteers 'depart with cheerfulness' creates which effect?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, how do the soldiers respond after receiving their orders?

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