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KING OLAF AND EARL SIGVALD.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is composed entirely of short stanzas with a consistent rhyme scheme. Which best describes its dominant formal structure?

Q02of 10

In the fifth stanza, the harbor is compared to 'a corse on the sea-shore.' What does this simile most directly convey?

Q03of 10

Which best identifies the central theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

Who is the speaker of the line 'Follow me! / I your pilot will be'?

Q05of 10

The simile 'Like moths in the distance / The sails flit and fade' is best understood as an example of which poetic technique?

Q06of 10

The final stanza addresses Queen Sigrid directly: 'Queen Sigrid the Haughty, / Thy vengeance prevails!' This mode of address is an example of which rhetorical device?

Q07of 10

According to the poem, how many ships originally sailed out of the bay?

Q08of 10

The tone of the poem's final two stanzas is best described as which of the following?

Q09of 10

The poem alludes to a historical or legendary Queen Sigrid. What role does she play in the poem's narrative?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'Gallant King Olaf / Sails to his fate' is an example of dramatic irony primarily because:

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