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PASSAGES OF THE POEM..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What does the wandering poet carry as he moves through the poem's landscape?

Q02of 10

In lines 3–8, the lyre's sound is compared to two things in succession. Which pairing correctly identifies both similes?

Q03of 10

What poetic technique is most prominently displayed in the phrase 'the enamoured wind among the treen, / Whispering unimaginable things'?

Q04of 10

The 'green Paradise' described in lines 10–16 is associated with which overarching theme?

Q05of 10

In lines 18–25, the second figure's soft smiles are compared to 'clear and ever-living brooks' relative to his 'dark and night-like eyes.' What does this simile suggest?

Q06of 10

How does the structure of this poem reflect its thematic concerns?

Q07of 10

The Phantasm in lines 29–33 is described as 'half concealed / In darkness of his own exceeding light.' This is an example of which literary device?

Q08of 10

What is the dominant tone of the passage describing the Phantasm (lines 29–39)?

Q09of 10

The comparison of the second figure's forehead to 'earth-awakening morn upon the brow / Of star-deserted heaven' (lines 24–25) functions primarily as what kind of allusion?

Q10of 10

In lines 34–38, the Phantasm is likened to 'a sudden meteor, which outstrips / The splendour-winged chariot of the sun.' What is the primary effect of this comparison?

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