Q01of 10
What is the overall structure of 'Mary Smith'? Each stanza ends with a variation of the same line. What effect does this create?
Q02of 10
In the second stanza, the speaker says the tenor and alto 'never had the slightest chance.' What does this reveal about the speaker's tone?
Q03of 10
The line ''Twas ten o'clock at half-past eight when I was Mary's beau' is best understood as an example of which literary technique?
Q04of 10
What is the primary purpose of the stanza about Luther Baker?
Q05of 10
In stanza five, which of the following best describes the imagery the speaker uses to evoke his New England hometown?
Q06of 10
When the speaker addresses 'gentle wife' in stanza six, what shift occurs in the poem?
Q07of 10
In the seventh stanza, the speaker asks Mary to remember him 'as fair and full of life and glee.' The italicized pronouns 'we' and 'you' at the stanza's close chiefly suggest which contrast?
Q08of 10
What does the phrase 'that cradle sleeps a child' in the final stanza most directly refer to?
Q09of 10
Which theme is most central to the poem as a whole?
Q10of 10
According to the poem, what was the speaker's role in the church choir during his courtship of Mary?
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