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NARDI..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the speaker delivering the opening monologue in the poem?

Q02of 10

The line 'who had not where to lay his head' is an allusion to which figure?

Q03of 10

What is the primary purpose of the descriptions of statues, pictures, and golden splendors in the poem?

Q04of 10

What does Nardi conclude about wealthy people and banishment?

Q05of 10

Which best describes the tone of Nardi's monologue?

Q06of 10

The poem is structured as a dramatic monologue followed by a stage direction. What literary form does this suggest?

Q07of 10

In the phrase 'imperilled liberties of Florence,' what is Nardi's chief concern about the Cardinal?

Q08of 10

Which image in the poem most directly represents beauty and tenderness amid the otherwise imposing surroundings?

Q09of 10

The series of adjectives 'Sick, comfortless, distressed, unknown, uncared for' at the poem's close is an example of which rhetorical technique?

Q10of 10

Why does Nardi note that the artwork includes no saints and apparently no Madonna?

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