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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

MAY 28, 1857.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the occasion for which Longfellow wrote this poem?

Q02of 10

What does 'Nature, the old nurse' represent in the poem's central allegory?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the structural form of the poem?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'manuscripts of God' is best interpreted as referring to:

Q05of 10

The 'Ranz des Vaches' mentioned in the seventh stanza is an allusion to:

Q06of 10

What poetic technique does Longfellow primarily use when he writes 'she would sing a more wonderful song, / Or tell a more marvellous tale'?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'keeps him still a child' in stanza six suggests which central theme?

Q09of 10

The Pays de Vaud is referenced twice in the poem primarily to:

Q10of 10

The metaphor of Nature presenting a 'story-book / Thy Father has written' characterizes the natural world as:

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