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PRINCE HENRY..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of the poem?

Q02of 10

What do the 'Hesperides' represent in the line referencing 'sweet odors from the Hesperides'?

Q03of 10

What is the primary theme of Prince Henry's opening lament?

Q04of 10

The speaker uses the image of 'o'erflowing streamlets' that become 'stony channels in the sun' to describe which of the following?

Q05of 10

What is the tone of the final stanza beginning 'Rest! rest! Oh, give me rest'?

Q06of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently used in the lines 'Come back! ye friendships long departed!' and 'Come back! ye friends, whose lives are ended'?

Q07of 10

According to the poem, what limitation does Prince Henry identify in the power of memory?

Q08of 10

The aeolian strings mentioned in the poem are touched by a wind that 'faints with the burden that it brings.' What does this image primarily convey?

Q09of 10

How does the stage direction at the end of the poem affect its overall meaning?

Q10of 10

In the lines stating that remembered shapes 'change the cloisters of the night / Into a garden of delight,' the word 'cloisters' most likely serves to suggest:

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