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SAINT EDMOND’S EVE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

Which verse form best describes the stanzas of 'Saint Edmond's Eve'?

Q02of 10

What is the primary purpose of the ghost's haunting, as revealed at the poem's end?

Q03of 10

The line 'It sounds like the whispering voice of fate' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

Which detail best reveals the Black Canon's inner guilt before the revelation at the tomb?

Q05of 10

What does the phrase 'a smile of peace the Canon wore, / But horror dimmed his eye' (lines 55–56) convey about the speaker's technique?

Q06of 10

Who first reports having seen the ghost rise from the black marble tomb?

Q07of 10

The repeated phrase 'Oh! enter, Black Canon' and the earlier cry 'Prepare! for thy hour is near' together create which dominant tone?

Q08of 10

The inscription 'The guilty Black Canon of Elmham's dead, / And his wife lies buried here' serves primarily as which narrative device?

Q09of 10

The imagery of the monks seeing 'a skeleton's hand / Points to the black marble tomb' (lines 95–96) primarily contributes to which thematic concern of the poem?

Q10of 10

After the Canon disappears and the storm subsides, what replaces the blood-red inscription on the tomb?

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