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NAMESAKES.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What is the central situation the speaker describes in the poem?

Q02of 10

What does the phrase 'They come to their namesakes' most directly mean in context?

Q03of 10

How does the refrain 'Let her go! Let her go!' change in emotional function across the poem?

Q04of 10

The repeated italicized lines—such as 'Roll and go, and fare you well'—are best described as which structural feature?

Q05of 10

What does the line 'She carried my heart, and a heart for the foe' most likely mean?

Q06of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in the list 'The Nell and the Maggie, the Ruth and the Joan'?

Q07of 10

What is the effect of the speaker's shift to dialect in 'names are kep' dark' and 'an' I think it will show'?

Q08of 10

The poem's title 'Namesakes' is ironic primarily because:

Q09of 10

The tone of the poem's final stanza is best described as:

Q10of 10

The line 'names are kep' dark, for the spies mustn't know' suggests which broader context for the poem?

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