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MYSTERIOUS DOINGS.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the huntsman doing instead of shooting the 'velvet bucks' that pass near him?

Q02of 10

What is the overall structure of 'Mysterious Doings'?

Q03of 10

What dominant tone does the narrator adopt throughout the poem?

Q04of 10

The image of the empty boat and the riderless horse in the third stanza primarily serves to suggest what?

Q05of 10

Which poetic technique best describes lines such as 'A huntsman ride his way beside' and 'Fishing away for finny prey'?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'velvet bucks' in the first stanza is best understood as a reference to what?

Q07of 10

What literary allusion or conventional figure does the fisherwoman who sings rather than fishes most closely evoke?

Q08of 10

What is the primary theme of 'Mysterious Doings'?

Q09of 10

The speaker ends the poem with the question 'I can't explain it all, can you?' This rhetorical strategy is best described as which of the following?

Q10of 10

The 'prudent shade' of the 'kindly willows' where the youth and maid stray together most likely functions as what kind of image?

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