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LIFE OF KEATS.

by John Keats.

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

Q01of 10

According to the essay, which poet had the single greatest and most lasting influence on Keats's development?

Q02of 10

In the sonnet 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer,' the speaker's discovery of Homer is compared to which two parallel images?

Q03of 10

What does the imagery of 'travelling in the realms of gold' in the opening line of the Chapman's Homer sonnet primarily represent?

Q04of 10

What is the dominant tone of the final sonnet beginning 'Bright star! would I were steadfast'?

Q05of 10

Which structural feature is shared by both sonnets quoted in the essay—the Chapman's Homer sonnet and the 'Bright star' sonnet?

Q06of 10

The essay describes Leigh Hunt's direct influence on Keats's poetry as 'wholly bad.' What reason is given for this judgment?

Q07of 10

When Keats saw the single drop of blood on the sheet and said 'that drop of blood is my death warrant,' what does this scene most clearly reveal about his character as described in the essay?

Q08of 10

In the 'Bright star' sonnet, what role does the eremite simile assign to the star?

Q09of 10

According to the essay, why did Keats decide to abandon the rewriting of Hyperion, retitled The Fall of Hyperion?

Q10of 10

What does the essay identify as the principal theme connecting Keats's letters to his younger sister Fanny during his illness?

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