Q01of 10
What is the primary reason the speaker gives for filling the cup with wishes rather than gold coins?
Q02of 10
Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the poem?
Q03of 10
The speaker alludes to 'Amalthea's horn' primarily to suggest that he wishes he could offer the child:
Q04of 10
In the couplet about faith bridging 'the chasm / 'Twixt Genesis and Protoplasm,' what tension is the speaker invoking?
Q05of 10
The line 'Where the full glow of God puts out / Poor reason's farthing candle, Doubt' employs which primary poetic technique?
Q06of 10
When the speaker wishes the goddaughter 'Her father's wit, veined through and through / With tenderness,' the word 'veined' is best understood as:
Q07of 10
What prevents the speaker from wishing the goddaughter her mother's full beauty?
Q08of 10
The reference to Darwin and 'Heredity' in the final section of the poem serves mainly to:
Q09of 10
The phrase 'Unearned Increment / Which Fate her Godfather to flout / Gave him in legacies of gout' is an example of:
Q10of 10
The closing line, 'Walk steady, dear, lest all be spilled,' functions on which two levels simultaneously?
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