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KEATS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Keats' by Longfellow?

Q02of 10

The opening line, 'The young Endymion sleeps,' uses Endymion primarily as an allusion to which of the following?

Q03of 10

The image of 'a shepherd's pipe lies shattered' functions primarily to convey which theme?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'it is midsummer, but the air is cold' is best described as an example of which poetic technique?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the octave (lines 1–8)?

Q06of 10

What is the actual epitaph written on Keats's gravestone that the speaker quotes in the poem?

Q07of 10

Longfellow replaces Keats's self-chosen epitaph with an image from the Bible. What does 'the smoking flax' represent in this new epitaph?

Q08of 10

The speaker's shift from quoting Keats's own epitaph to substituting a biblical one reflects which change in the speaker's stance?

Q09of 10

The nightingale singing 'loud and deep' in line 5 most likely alludes to which aspect of Keats's work?

Q10of 10

The question 'Can it be death?' in line 7 serves which comprehension purpose within the poem?

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