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by Sappho.

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

Q01of 10

What title or rank does Sappho assign to the rose in this poem?

Q02of 10

Which goddess is directly invoked or referenced in connection with the rose?

Q03of 10

What does Sappho call the rose in relation to the meadow?

Q04of 10

Which wind is mentioned as causing the rose's petals to move or laugh?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'erôtos pneei' most nearly means that the rose does what?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of this poem?

Q07of 10

What literary technique is most prominently at work when Sappho imagines Zeus appointing a king of flowers?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best captures the poem's dominant tone?

Q09of 10

The word 'kosmos' (ornament/order) applied to the rose suggests which of the following?

Q10of 10

What does 'eukinêtois petalois tryphâi' most nearly convey about the rose?

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