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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

PART THE FIRST.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What verse form does Longfellow use throughout this poem, modeled on classical epic poetry?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the central tension introduced at the close of Part the First?

Q03of 10

The poem compares the autumnal forest trees to 'the plane-tree the Persian adorned with mantles and jewels.' What literary technique does this represent?

Q04of 10

When Longfellow writes that Evangeline after confession walked 'with God's benediction upon her,' and that her passing was like 'the ceasing of exquisite music,' what is the dominant effect?

Q05of 10

The image of 'columns of pale blue smoke' rising from hearths 'like clouds of incense ascending' primarily reinforces which theme?

Q06of 10

What does Basil the blacksmith tell Benedict about the English ships anchored in the harbor?

Q07of 10

The speaker describes the Acadian farmers as free from 'fear, that reigns with the tyrant, and envy, the vice of republics.' This line is best understood as:

Q08of 10

When the cock in the farmyard is described as crowing 'with the selfsame voice that in ages of old had startled the penitent Peter,' Longfellow is employing:

Q09of 10

The tone of Section I, describing the village of Grand-Pré before the arrival of the English ships, is best characterized as:

Q10of 10

In the simile 'Hearty and hale was he, an oak that is covered with snow-flakes,' the vehicle (oak covered with snow-flakes) is used to convey what qualities of Benedict Bellefontaine?

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