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MILTON.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of 'Milton' by Longfellow?

Q02of 10

In the octave, what physical setting does the speaker describe?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'ninth wave' most likely symbolize within the poem's extended metaphor?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'sightless bard' in line 11 refers to which characteristic of John Milton?

Q05of 10

What does Longfellow mean by calling Milton 'England's Maeonides'?

Q06of 10

How does the octave's imagery of sunlight through waves function in the poem's overall meaning?

Q07of 10

Which literary technique best describes the relationship between the octave and the sestet in this sonnet?

Q08of 10

What does the image of the ninth wave flooding 'dun / Pale reach of sands' and changing them 'to gold' most directly convey?

Q09of 10

Which word best captures the overall tone of the sestet directed toward Milton?

Q10of 10

In the final lines, what does 'floods all the soul with its melodious seas' most directly describe?

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