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KING TRISANKU.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What does Viswamitra use to send Trisanku toward Indra's realm?

Q02of 10

After the gods hurl Trisanku downward, where does he end up?

Q03of 10

The poem is structured as three four-line stanzas (quatrains). How does this structure reinforce the central theme?

Q04of 10

What is the primary purpose of the third stanza in the poem?

Q05of 10

In the poem's central metaphor, 'aspirations' correspond to which force in the myth?

Q06of 10

Which poetic technique does Longfellow primarily use when he writes 'By aspirations lifted, / By misgivings downward driven'?

Q07of 10

The tone of the poem's final stanza can best be described as

Q08of 10

The phrase 'realms elysian' in the first stanza functions primarily as

Q09of 10

What do 'Indra and the gods' represent thematically in the context of the human heart metaphor?

Q10of 10

Which best describes the poem's overall form and its relationship to its source material?

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