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ORPHEUS..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of Shelley's 'Orpheus'?

Q02of 10

In the opening description, the dark pond near the hill is portrayed as a source of what?

Q03of 10

The simile comparing Orpheus to 'a poor hunted stag' at a stream's brink is primarily used to convey which idea?

Q04of 10

Which mythological allusion is used in Section A to describe the dark pool's refusal to receive the light?

Q05of 10

How does the speaker describe Orpheus's song before the loss of Eurydice, in contrast to his later grief-song?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the landscape described in the opening section of the poem?

Q07of 10

The image of the 'mighty cataract' that 'casts up a vaporous spray / Which the sun clothes in hues of Iris light' is used to illustrate which idea about Orpheus's grief-song?

Q08of 10

What is the significance of the natural world's response when Orpheus plays—trees encircling him, animals lying near, birds going silent?

Q09of 10

Why does the speaker say 'Nature must lend me words ne'er used before' when trying to describe Orpheus's song?

Q10of 10

According to the Chorus's question in the poem, what action did Orpheus reportedly take with his harp after losing Eurydice?

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