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of G.’s Purport.

by Walt Whitman.

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

Q01of 10

In 'of G.'s Purport,' what does the speaker declare to be his primary poetic aim?

Q02of 10

In 'of G.'s Purport,' the speaker says he ends his life's task 'in sickness, poverty, and old age.' What effect does this admission create in relation to the poem's opening grandeur?

Q03of 10

In 'The Unexpress'd,' the phrase 'still something not yet told' functions primarily as:

Q04of 10

Which literary device is most prominently used throughout 'The Unexpress'd' to build toward its central thesis?

Q05of 10

In 'Grand Is the Seen,' what is the central argument Whitman makes about the relationship between the physical world and the soul?

Q06of 10

The imagery of 'Unseen Buds' — seeds beneath snow, 'babes in wombs' — is best understood as representing:

Q07of 10

In 'Good-Bye My Fancy!', the 'Fancy' addressed by the speaker most likely represents:

Q08of 10

How does the tone of 'Good-Bye My Fancy!' shift by the poem's final stanza?

Q09of 10

Across these poems as a group, which theme is MOST consistently present?

Q10of 10

In 'of G.'s Purport,' the line 'To-day shadowy Death dogs my steps' makes use of which technique?

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