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Which of the following best describes the overall structure of this passage?
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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:
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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?
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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:
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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?
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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:
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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:
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Throughout the poem, Evangeline is characterized primarily by which combination of traits?
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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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