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MANAHEM..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which verse form best describes the structure of 'Manahem'?

Q02of 10

In the opening lines, Manahem addresses 'wilderness,' 'night,' and 'solitude' as if they were living presences. What literary device is this?

Q03of 10

The image 'like the Prophet's arrow / Shot from the eastern window' is drawn from which biblical allusion?

Q04of 10

What does Manahem see when he looks toward Mount Olivet?

Q05of 10

The fortress Machaerus is described as 'a palace and a prison.' This phrase encapsulates which central theme of the poem?

Q06of 10

Which two named angels does Manahem invoke in the final stanza?

Q07of 10

The tone of Manahem's opening address to the wilderness is best described as:

Q08of 10

The phrase 'clamorous cranes go singing through the night' depends primarily on which poetic technique?

Q09of 10

Why does Manahem cry out 'Hide, O merciful heaven, / The awful apparition from my sight'?

Q10of 10

The 'untithed rue' growing in Machaerus's courtyard 'Huge as the olives of Gethsemane' suggests that the plant has gone unpurified by religious law. What does its presence in the castle's courtyard symbolize?

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