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Quiz — Storgy

PIGNA, A MINISTER..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

In the court scene, why is Malpiglio upset with Albano?

Q02of 10

In Leonora's witty reply, which figure does she compare to 'coy Poesy'?

Q03of 10

The Erymanthian boar in Leonora's reply most plausibly alludes to which figure in the drama?

Q04of 10

Albano's physical description of the Duke waiting for the Duke's decision shows him with 'his finger on his brow, his lips unclosed.' What does this imagery most strongly suggest?

Q05of 10

In the 'Song for Tasso,' the simile 'as sedge / Breathes o'er the breezy streamlet's edge' is used to describe which moment?

Q06of 10

Which best describes the overall tone of the 'Song for Tasso'?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'I mix the present with the past, / And each seems uglier than the last' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q08of 10

What is the dominant structural feature shared by all three stanzas of the 'Song for Tasso'?

Q09of 10

Maddalo's remark to Malpiglio—'Thou seest on whom from thine own worshipped heaven / Thou drawest down smiles'—serves primarily to do what?

Q10of 10

Which theme is most consistently developed across both the dramatic fragment and the 'Song for Tasso'?

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