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LOVE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

The opening of 'Love.' presents a paradox. What is the central contradiction the speaker challenges?

Q02of 10

The word 'vermeil' in line 6 ('Nor age, to blanch thy vermeil hue') is best understood as referring to which of the following?

Q03of 10

In lines 7–8, 'time's dread victor, death' is described as one who bathes love with 'his poison dew.' What poetic technique is primarily used here?

Q04of 10

What does the image of love remaining 'Fixed tranquil, even in the tomb' (line 10) most strongly convey about the poem's theme?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'the day-star dawns of love' (line 16) employs which figure of speech?

Q06of 10

The simile 'Like June's warm breath, athwart thee fly' (line 16) is used to describe which experience?

Q07of 10

Who or what is personified as holding 'silent reign' in the poem's closing lines?

Q08of 10

The poem's speaker in 'Love.' is best characterized as which of the following?

Q09of 10

In terms of structure, 'Love.' moves from an abstract argument to a specific scene. What is the purpose of the closing scene by 'the lonely stream' (line 20)?

Q10of 10

In the brief fragment 'On a Fete at Carlton House,' the speaker imagines the Prince sitting 'Rapt in bright dreams of dawning Royalty.' The tone of this fragment is most accurately described as?

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