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INVOCATION TO MISERY..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What verse form does Shelley primarily use throughout 'Invocation to Misery'?

Q02of 10

The refrain 'Come, be happy!—sit near me' opens stanzas 1, 2, and 5. What is the chief rhetorical effect of this repetition?

Q03of 10

In stanza 2, the speaker claims to be 'happier far than thou.' What does this reveal about the speaker's relationship with Misery?

Q04of 10

Shelley describes Misery's 'imperial brow' as 'endiademed with woe.' What figure of speech is 'endiademed with woe'?

Q05of 10

In stanza 9, the 'bridal bed' is said to lie 'underneath the grave.' What theme does this image most directly develop?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the dominant tone of the poem?

Q07of 10

In stanza 8, the speaker notes that his beloved's 'tears upon my head / Burn like points of frozen lead.' What technique is used in this image?

Q08of 10

Stanza 12 compares the act of laughing at worldly concerns to 'dogs bay the moonlight clouds.' What is the primary function of this simile?

Q09of 10

According to stanza 3, how does the speaker characterize his long acquaintance with Misery?

Q10of 10

In the poem's final stanza (13), the rest of humanity is described as 'Puppets passing from a scene.' What does this image reveal about the speaker's perspective by the poem's end?

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