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PICNIC-TIME.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What is the speaker's PRIMARY motivation for joining different Sunday-school picnics?

Q02of 10

The line 'fields beyont the swellin' floods stand dressed in livin' green' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

How does Field primarily characterize the poem's speaker through diction and spelling?

Q04of 10

The grandfather's remark that the rainy Baptist picnic explains 'baptizo' is an example of which technique?

Q05of 10

What is the overall tone of 'Picnic-Time'?

Q06of 10

Which denomination does the speaker declare has the BEST picnic food, and what food seals that verdict?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'a liberal universalist like me' in the third stanza is comic primarily because it:

Q08of 10

The abbreviation 'D. V.' in 'on the 21st, D. V.' stands for the Latin 'Deo Volente,' meaning 'God willing.' Its inclusion here primarily serves to:

Q09of 10

Which structural feature is consistent across all three stanzas of the poem?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what physical misfortune do little boys typically suffer at June picnics?

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