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Quiz — Storgy

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

Part I is structured as a sonnet. How many lines does it contain, and what is the closing formal feature?

Q02of 10

In Part I, the speaker reads the crosses and finds the inscription 'Mort pour la France.' What language is this phrase, and what does it mean?

Q03of 10

The image 'peace of tides that underlie our strife' is best described as what type of figurative language?

Q04of 10

Who is the speaker in Part II of the poem?

Q05of 10

What is the central theme shared across both parts of the poem?

Q06of 10

In Part II, the lines 'our silence, in the night, shall grow / More silent, as the stars grow in the sky' use which poetic technique?

Q07of 10

The tone of Part II is best described as which of the following?

Q08of 10

In Part I, the repeated line 'The loose earth shook' is an example of which structural technique?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'some small dream of good would cost too much' (Part II) alludes to what criticism of pre-war or wartime society?

Q10of 10

What is the effect of the closing couplet of Part II: 'If you fail now, we shall not see or hear'?

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