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POVERTY AND BLINDNESS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant structural form of this poem?

Q02of 10

What central theme does the poem most directly address?

Q03of 10

Which literary device is most prominently displayed in the line 'the former seeth no man, and the latter no man sees'?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'no man sees' most likely mean in the context of the poem?

Q05of 10

How would you best characterize the tone of this poem?

Q06of 10

The speaker's perspective in the poem is best described as:

Q07of 10

Which technique best describes how the poem achieves its meaning through wordplay?

Q08of 10

The opening phrase 'A blind man is a poor man' is best read as:

Q09of 10

The archaic verb form 'seeth' in line two contributes primarily to:

Q10of 10

What is the correct paraphrase of the second line's logic?

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