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Quiz — Storgy

LINES..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'Lines'?

Q02of 10

In stanza one, the phrase 'breath of night like death' is an example of which poetic device?

Q03of 10

What does the 'fen-fire' image in line 15 most likely represent?

Q04of 10

What is the primary effect of the moon's light on the beloved in stanza three?

Q05of 10

Which word in stanza four most directly personifies the natural world as an agent of harm toward the beloved?

Q06of 10

The speaker's tone when addressing the beloved in the final two stanzas is best described as

Q07of 10

The 1823 reading 'raven hair' was changed to 'tangled hair' in the 1824 Posthumous Poems. What is the most significant interpretive difference between the two variants?

Q08of 10

In stanza two, the birds resting 'on the bare thorn's breast' most nearly conveys

Q09of 10

Which theme is most central to 'Lines'?

Q10of 10

In the final stanza, what is the beloved's physical condition as described by the speaker?

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