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JUDAS ISCARIOT..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What poetic form does Longfellow use in 'Judas Iscariot'?

Q02of 10

In the opening lines, Judas invokes children 'slain' by Herod primarily to express what idea?

Q03of 10

The image of children going 'into the darkness' as if to bed' functions chiefly as what kind of figurative language?

Q04of 10

What theological dilemma most torments Judas in the final stanza?

Q05of 10

Which central theme does the poem most thoroughly develop?

Q06of 10

How does Judas characterize the relationship between love and hatred he felt toward Jesus?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'a mark that hath been set upon my forehead' most clearly alludes to which biblical figure or story?

Q08of 10

What is the overall tone of Judas's monologue?

Q09of 10

According to the poem, what does Judas plan to do when he meets Christ in the afterlife?

Q10of 10

What is the structural significance of the stage direction 'Throws himself headlong from the cliff' at the poem's end?

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