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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

PART THE SECOND.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of this passage?

Q02of 10

In Section I, the simile comparing the scattered Acadians to 'flakes of snow, when the wind from the northeast / Strikes aslant through the fogs' primarily emphasizes their:

Q03of 10

The priest's speech in Section I, which includes the lines 'affection never was wasted; / If it enrich not the heart of another,' primarily serves what thematic function?

Q04of 10

When the speaker addresses the Muse and says he will follow the wanderer 'as a traveller follows a streamlet's course through the valley,' he is announcing:

Q05of 10

In Section II, the cypress branches overhead are described as trailing mosses that 'Waved like banners that hang on the walls of ancient cathedrals.' This image most effectively creates a sense of:

Q06of 10

What is the most significant narrative event in Section II of this passage?

Q07of 10

The mimosa simile—'at the tramp of a horse's hoof on the turf of the prairies, / Far in advance are closed the leaves of the shrinking mimosa'—functions primarily as:

Q08of 10

Longfellow describes the mocking-bird's song as moving from tones 'plaintive at first' to something that 'seemed to follow or guide the revel of frenzied Bacchantes.' The allusion to Bacchantes is meant to convey:

Q09of 10

Throughout the poem, Evangeline is characterized primarily by which combination of traits?

Q10of 10

When well-meaning acquaintances urge Evangeline to marry Baptiste Leblanc and warn her not 'to braid St. Catherine's tresses,' the phrase 'braid St. Catherine's tresses' refers to:

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