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LECHLADE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

In 'Lechlade,' what structural form does the poem use for each of its stanzas?

Q02of 10

In 'Lechlade,' the phrase 'pallid Evening twines its beaming hair / In duskier braids' is best described as an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

What is the dominant theme Shelley arrives at by the final stanza of 'Lechlade'?

Q04of 10

In 'To —,' what is the primary accusation or diagnosis the speaker levels at the addressee?

Q05of 10

In 'Lechlade,' the 'aereal Pile' addressed in stanza three most likely refers to which subject?

Q06of 10

Which best describes the tone of 'Lechlade' as a whole?

Q07of 10

In 'To —,' the final stanza's advice 'Be as thou art. Thy settled fate, / Dark as it is' reflects which rhetorical stance?

Q08of 10

In 'Lechlade,' the line 'Its awful hush is felt inaudibly' is an example of which figure of speech?

Q09of 10

According to the poem 'Lechlade,' what has the wind done at the poem's opening?

Q10of 10

The Greek epigraph to 'To —' ('DAKRTSI DIOISO POTMON 'APOTMON') alludes to lamentation over fate. How does this epigraph function in relation to the poem's content?

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