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KING OLAF'S CHRISTMAS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Where does King Olaf's Yule-tide feast take place?

Q02of 10

What does King Olaf offer Halfred the Scald as a reward for singing?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the structural form of 'King Olaf's Christmas'?

Q04of 10

What gesture do the Berserks make over their drinking horns, in contrast to King Olaf's Christian sign?

Q05of 10

In the stanza beginning 'Quern-biter of Hakon the Good,' what is the speaker comparing to Olaf's sword?

Q06of 10

When King Olaf says 'I miss the bright word in one / Of thy measures,' what is he most likely criticizing in Halfred's song?

Q07of 10

The simile 'Like the lifting of the Host, / By incense-clouds almost / Concealed' compares the noonday sun to which of the following?

Q08of 10

What is the primary thematic conflict driving the poem's narrative?

Q09of 10

How does Longfellow use auditory imagery to convey the impact of Halfred's song on the hall?

Q10of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final stanza, in which Berserks drink 'Was-hael! To the Lord!'?

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