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O TAN-FACED PRAIRIE-BOY..

by Walt Whitman.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'O Tan-Faced Prairie-Boy'?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'tan-faced prairie-boy' primarily functions as what kind of image?

Q03of 10

What does the word 'taciturn' reveal about the prairie-boy's manner upon arrival?

Q04of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem?

Q05of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem most likely addressing?

Q06of 10

The structure of the poem builds toward its final line primarily through which technique?

Q07of 10

The exclamation 'When lo' at the start of the final line serves primarily to do what?

Q08of 10

The tone of the poem's closing line is best described as?

Q09of 10

Which allusion or broader literary tradition does the apostrophe 'O tan-faced prairie-boy' most closely echo?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what had arrived at camp before the prairie-boy himself?

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