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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

MEDIAEVAL EVENTIDE SONG.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary form of this poem?

Q02of 10

The archaic spelling throughout the poem — 'lyttel,' 'raimaunt,' 'ben' — is best described as which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem?

Q04of 10

What does 'ye garden that bloometh farre awaye' most likely represent?

Q05of 10

In the line 'To them that have no lyttel childe Godde sometimes sendeth down,' what is the implied theological idea?

Q06of 10

The image of the angel 'yclad in raimaunt white' primarily conveys which tone?

Q07of 10

What is the speaker's stated strategy for keeping the angel from taking the child?

Q08of 10

The word 'beguiled' in 'sendeth angells singing, whereby it ben beguiled' most nearly means:

Q09of 10

Which literary device is most evident in the phrase 'lyttel lambkyn of his owne'?

Q10of 10

How does the final stanza function structurally in relation to the rest of the poem?

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