Q01of 10
What is the primary structural form of this excerpt from Longfellow's poem?
Q02of 10
Which central image does Priscilla use to describe how an overfull heart reveals its secret?
Q03of 10
What literary allusion does John Alden invoke when he tries to compliment women in response to Priscilla's complaint?
Q04of 10
How does Priscilla characterize the typical inner life of women who remain silent and patient?
Q05of 10
What is Priscilla's main criticism of John Alden's response when she speaks to him 'from the depths of my heart'?
Q06of 10
What does Priscilla's remark—'He is a little chimney, and heated hot in a moment!'—reveal about her tone toward Miles Standish?
Q07of 10
In the closing simile, Longfellow compares John Alden's emotional progress to which of the following?
Q08of 10
Which technique best describes the narrator's line, 'Thereupon answered John Alden, the scholar, the friend of Miles Standish'?
Q09of 10
What does Priscilla directly confess to Alden near the end of the scene?
Q10of 10
What does the detail of John Alden nearly sailing away on the Mayflower reveal about his character?
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