Q01of 10
Which two spring months does the speaker recall before celebrating June's arrival?
Q02of 10
In stanza three, the line 'humid air is burdened with the rose' primarily conveys which of the following?
Q03of 10
The vesper-sparrows' song is described as 'flooding rich and silvery.' This image is primarily an example of which poetic technique?
Q04of 10
In stanza five, 'the baleful Scorpion / Trails his dim fires along the droused south' is best understood as an allusion to which of the following?
Q05of 10
What effect do 'parted lovers on their restless beds' in stanza six have on the poem's overall tone at that point?
Q06of 10
In stanza seven, the speaker admits he has 'striven in vain' to picture June in 'living form of flesh.' What does this confession reveal about the speaker's relationship to the month?
Q07of 10
The fleeting vision of June as a goddess 'Wandering with scented curls that heaped the breeze' most closely resembles which literary tradition?
Q08of 10
In the final stanza, Psyche is described as 'still pursued' and 'fleet-footed as of yore.' Which statement best describes the function of this mythological scene?
Q09of 10
What is the dominant structural pattern of 'June' as a whole?
Q10of 10
Which of the following best paraphrases what happens in stanza eight after the speaker glimpses June as a goddess?
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