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PEGASUS IN POUND.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

In 'Pegasus in Pound,' the 'winged steed' that strays into the village is best understood as a symbol for which of the following?

Q02of 10

Which season provides the setting for Pegasus's arrival in the village, and what imagery reinforces it?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'like living coals, the apples / Burned' is an example of which literary technique?

Q04of 10

What do 'the wise men, in their wisdom' do when they discover Pegasus on the village common?

Q05of 10

Longfellow's description of the 'wise men' confining Pegasus is best understood as which kind of tone?

Q06of 10

What detail signals the exact moment Pegasus breaks free and departs?

Q07of 10

The name 'Alectryon' is an allusion drawn from which tradition?

Q08of 10

After Pegasus departs, what enduring gift does he leave behind in the village?

Q09of 10

In 'Tegnér's Drapa,' the death of Balder is structurally linked to the rise of a new era through which poetic device?

Q10of 10

In 'Tegnér's Drapa,' the line 'Hoeder, the blind old God' is significant because Hoeder's blindness serves what narrative function?

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