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MEZZO CAMMIN.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What poetic form is 'Mezzo Cammin'?

Q02of 10

What does the speaker identify as the primary reason he failed to fulfill his youthful ambitions?

Q03of 10

The title 'Mezzo Cammin' alludes to the opening of which famous literary work?

Q04of 10

What does the speaker wish he had built in his youth?

Q05of 10

In the sestet, the speaker views the Past as which of the following images?

Q06of 10

What does 'the cataract of Death' most likely represent in the poem's extended metaphor?

Q07of 10

Which word best describes the overall tone of 'Mezzo Cammin'?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'half way up the hill' functions primarily as what literary device?

Q09of 10

What is the grammatical and rhetorical effect of beginning the sestet with 'Though'?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude toward what he 'may accomplish yet'?

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