Q01of 10
Which word best describes the overall tone of 'Krinken' as the poem moves toward its conclusion?
Q02of 10
What does the sea's repeated cry, 'Let me warm my heart with thee,' reveal about the sea's relationship to Krinken?
Q03of 10
The maiden Nis belongs to a tradition of supernatural beings drawn from which cultural folklore?
Q04of 10
What structural device does Field use to frame the entire poem?
Q05of 10
Who is the speaker of the final stanza, and what is the speaker's relationship to the events described?
Q06of 10
The opposition between 'summer' and 'winter' in the poem primarily functions as an image of what thematic contrast?
Q07of 10
What comprehension question best summarizes why the sea 'calls out no more' by the poem's end?
Q08of 10
Field describes the sea as 'hoary' and 'grim' while simultaneously portraying it 'stretched its white arms out.' What poetic technique is at work in this description?
Q09of 10
The repetition of 'Winter, winter evermore' at the poem's center echoes which earlier repeated phrase?
Q10of 10
The maiden Nis lures Krinken with a kiss and a promise of 'summer-lands that be / Down within the silver sea.' This situation most closely parallels which type of traditional literary figure?
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