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IN THE CHURCHYARD AT CAMBRIDGE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'In the Churchyard at Cambridge'?

Q02of 10

What is the central question Longfellow raises about the woman in the churchyard?

Q03of 10

The detail that a slave lies 'at her feet and at her head' primarily serves to:

Q04of 10

What is the significance of the phrase 'their dust is white as hers'?

Q05of 10

In the third stanza, 'No color shoots into those cheeks' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q06of 10

The word 'dowers' at the end of the second stanza most nearly means:

Q07of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q08of 10

The 'terrible pages of that Book' in the fourth stanza is best interpreted as an allusion to:

Q09of 10

Which theme is most consistently developed across all four stanzas of the poem?

Q10of 10

According to the poem's comprehension, who or what might reveal 'the mystery' of the woman's true character?

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