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Infant Sorrow.

by William Blake.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary theme of 'Infant Sorrow'?

Q02of 10

The poem belongs to which Blake collection, reflecting its darker view of human experience?

Q03of 10

In the line 'Like a fiend hid in a cloud,' the simile primarily suggests that the infant is

Q04of 10

What does the image of 'swaddling-bands' most directly symbolize in the poem?

Q05of 10

The speaker of the poem is best identified as

Q06of 10

The verbs 'groaned' and 'wept' used to describe the parents in the opening line establish what tone?

Q07of 10

The infant's decision to 'sulk upon my mother's breast' at the poem's end is best interpreted as

Q08of 10

Which structural feature best reinforces the poem's meaning about confinement?

Q09of 10

The word 'dangerous' in 'the dangerous world I leapt' most likely modifies whose perspective?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what does the infant do immediately after struggling against its father's hands?

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