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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

JANUARY.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem?

Q02of 10

The poem is structured as a single eight-line stanza. What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'god of avenues and gates' most directly allude to?

Q04of 10

In the line 'Forward I look, and backward,' what technique does Longfellow primarily employ?

Q05of 10

What central paradox does the final couplet of the poem present?

Q06of 10

The image 'drift the fields with snow' is best described as an example of which technique?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

What does the word 'portals' most nearly mean as used in the poem?

Q09of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what happens to the rivers in winter?

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