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RIDDLES OF MERLIN.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall structure of 'Riddles of Merlin'?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, what does Merlin claim the 'sigh of the wave' actually represents?

Q03of 10

The setting of the second stanza — the speaker lying in 'churchyard ground' — primarily functions to:

Q04of 10

Which literary technique is most prominently used across all three of Merlin's responses?

Q05of 10

What is the central theme of 'Riddles of Merlin'?

Q06of 10

The final couplet — 'Sunset for East,' he said, / 'Sunrise for West' — is best understood as:

Q07of 10

How does the tone of Merlin's speech differ from the speaker's responses?

Q08of 10

The figure of Merlin in this poem is best described as:

Q09of 10

The poem's imagery draws primarily from which two realms?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best paraphrases what Merlin tells the speaker in the second episode?

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