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IMMORTAL SAILS.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Immortal Sails'?

Q02of 10

In the opening quatrain, what does the speaker urge his companion to do?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'spread immortal sails' is best understood as an example of which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

What central claim does the second stanza make about time and eternity?

Q05of 10

The line 'we shall ride the lightning ere we die' primarily conveys what tone?

Q06of 10

Who is the speaker most likely addressing throughout the poem?

Q07of 10

The 'sunset sky' in the third stanza functions primarily as what kind of image?

Q08of 10

The closing couplet, 'While eyes meet eyes, and look their last farewell,' introduces which predominant emotional quality?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'brief infinitude of bliss' is an example of which rhetorical device?

Q10of 10

The poem's rhyme scheme in each quatrain follows which pattern?

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