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PASSAGES OF THE POEM, OR CONNECTED THEREWITH..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall form and structure of this poem?

Q02of 10

In lines 17–18, Shelley states that 'free love' differs from 'gold and clay' because 'to divide is not to take away.' What does this image most directly argue?

Q03of 10

The extended simile in lines 19–25 compares the sharing of love to which two images?

Q04of 10

What is the speaker's tone when he invokes 'the God in heaven above' and 'Socrates, the Jesus Christ of Greece' (lines 29–33) as authorities?

Q05of 10

In lines 38–43, the speaker addresses the friend as 'embodied Ray / Of the great Brightness.' What does this honorific most clearly suggest about the speaker's view of the addressee?

Q06of 10

Which technique does Shelley use in lines 62–76 to define friendship?

Q07of 10

In lines 99–107, the speaker references Shakespeare's sonnets and Diotima. What is the primary purpose of these allusions?

Q08of 10

In lines 125–133, Shelley uses the image of clouds to describe human beings. What theme does this image most directly advance?

Q09of 10

According to lines 6–16, what is Shelley's objection to the 'great sect' he refuses to join?

Q10of 10

Lines 141–148 describe 'that most brief and bright delight' as 'a naked Seraph' whose 'birth is darkness, and its growth desire.' What aspect of poetic technique is most prominent here?

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