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ib'..

by Sappho.

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

Q01of 10

What is the central conceit of 'ib.' that makes its address so unusual?

Q02of 10

In the poem, who speaks the line 'ouketi hêxô pros se, ouketi hêxô'?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'ouketi hêxô' is repeated twice in the final line. What is the primary rhetorical effect of this repetition?

Q04of 10

Which poetic technique best describes the opening line's 'Parthenia, parthenia'?

Q05of 10

The mood established by the poem's two lines is best characterized as:

Q06of 10

What does the verb 'oichêi' (you have gone away) in the first line convey about the timing of the speaker's realization?

Q07of 10

Which thematic concern most broadly unites this poem with other Sapphic fragments about girlhood and initiation?

Q08of 10

Structurally, the poem functions as a miniature drama because it:

Q09of 10

In the line 'poi me lipousa oichêi,' the word 'lipousa' (having left me) places the speaker in what grammatical and emotional position?

Q10of 10

A reader unfamiliar with the context might most plausibly misread 'parthenia' as referring to:

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