Q01of 10
What is the overall form of 'New Year's Day'?
Q02of 10
In the octave, to whom is the poem's opening plea directly addressed?
Q03of 10
The phrase 'Bind fast her homeborn foes with links of shame' most likely refers to which group?
Q04of 10
In the sestet, the New Year is called 'last-born child of Time.' What does this metaphor emphasize?
Q05of 10
Which of the following best describes the dominant tone of the poem?
Q06of 10
The image of England as 'the light that lightened freedom' draws on which rhetorical technique?
Q07of 10
Time is described as 'earth's eldest lord, / God undiscrowned of godhead.' What does 'undiscrowned of godhead' suggest?
Q08of 10
The line 'Begets all good and evil things that live' attributes what characteristic to Time?
Q09of 10
The sestet asks the New Year to make its 'span / Bright with such light as history bids thee give.' What is the speaker requesting?
Q10of 10
Which best describes the relationship between the poem's octave and sestet?
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