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LINES WRITTEN ON HEARING THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF NAPOLEON..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall verse form of 'Lines Written on Hearing the News of the Death of Napoleon'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanzas, the speaker's primary emotion toward Earth can best be described as:

Q03of 10

When Earth declares 'I feed on whom I fed,' she is primarily expressing:

Q04of 10

The phrase 'the quick spring like weeds out of the dead' makes use of which primary poetic technique?

Q05of 10

In the final stanza, Earth's tone toward Napoleon shifts noticeably. Which description best captures that shift?

Q06of 10

In 'Sonnet: Political Greatness,' the line 'History is but the shadow of their shame' uses which figure of speech?

Q07of 10

According to 'Sonnet: Political Greatness,' what is the essential condition for a person to achieve true political greatness?

Q08of 10

In the Napoleon poem, Earth calls the speaker 'overbold.' What does this reversal accomplish structurally?

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The image of Earth 'warming thy fingers old / O'er the embers covered and cold' of Napoleon's spirit draws on which type of imagery?

Q10of 10

In 'Sonnet: Political Greatness,' what does the phrase 'Art veils her glass' most directly mean in context?

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