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MUTABILITY..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the central philosophical claim of the poem?

Q02of 10

What is the overall form of 'Mutability'?

Q03of 10

In the first stanza, clouds are used primarily to illustrate which quality of human existence?

Q04of 10

The simile of 'forgotten lyres' in stanza two emphasises which aspect of human experience?

Q05of 10

Who is the speaker of 'Mutability,' and how would you best describe the speaker's stance?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?

Q07of 10

The third stanza lists several contrasting human states—sleeping, rising, laughing, weeping. What technique does this catalogue primarily employ?

Q08of 10

What does the phrase 'the path of its departure still is free' most nearly mean in context?

Q09of 10

The image of clouds 'streaking the darkness radiantly' is best characterised as an example of which poetic technique?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what distinguishes 'Man's yesterday' from 'his morrow'?

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