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ODE II..

by Sappho.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form/structure of this poem?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, to whom does the speaker compare the person sitting near her beloved?

Q03of 10

Which physical symptom does the speaker describe in the line 'Sur ma lèvre expire ma voix'?

Q04of 10

What is the primary theme of this poem?

Q05of 10

The imagery 'Des feux inconnus / En moi courent de veine en veine' (unknown fires running through my veins) is best described as which type of imagery?

Q06of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem?

Q07of 10

In the final stanza, the speaker compares her pallor to which image?

Q08of 10

What is the predominant tone of this poem?

Q09of 10

This poem is a French translation of a famous ancient Greek ode. To which literary tradition does this original source belong?

Q10of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in the repeated use of 'Je n'entends rien… je ne vois plus… / Je suis tremblante' in the third stanza?

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