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RABBI..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the first-person speaker of this poem?

Q02of 10

Which structural form best describes this poem?

Q03of 10

What does the metaphor contrasting 'water' and 'strong wine' convey?

Q04of 10

What is the Purim feast, as it functions in this poem?

Q05of 10

What does the rabbi's inability to distinguish between 'Accursed Haman' and 'Blessed Mordecai' most likely satirize?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the first two stanzas?

Q07of 10

What is the most striking structural effect of the poem's abrupt final stanza?

Q08of 10

Why is the name 'Judas Iscariot' given to the rabbi's student significant?

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most evident in the line comparing the rabbi to 'any beast / That wallows in his sty'?

Q10of 10

What is the Cabala, as referenced in this poem?

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