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ON A FADED VIOLET..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What has happened to the violet described in the opening stanza?

Q02of 10

Where does the speaker say the faded violet now lies?

Q03of 10

Which poetic form best describes the overall structure of 'On a Faded Violet'?

Q04of 10

In stanza 2, the violet is called 'a shrivelled, lifeless, vacant form.' What literary technique does this phrase primarily employ?

Q05of 10

The line 'And mocks the heart which yet is warm' is best understood to mean that the flower's coldness—

Q06of 10

What central theme does the final stanza most clearly develop?

Q07of 10

The comparison 'The odour from the flower…like thy kisses breathed on me' is an example of which technique?

Q08of 10

Considering the textual variants noted, how does the 1839 edition's swap of 'odour' and 'colour' in lines 1 and 3 affect the poem?

Q09of 10

The speaker's tone throughout the poem can best be described as—

Q10of 10

The speaker personifies the violet most directly when he says—

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