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SANTA FILOMENA.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary subject celebrated in 'Santa Filomena'?

Q02of 10

What structural form best describes the stanzas of 'Santa Filomena'?

Q03of 10

In the line 'A lady with a lamp I see / Pass through the glimmering gloom,' the phrase 'glimmering gloom' is an example of which literary device?

Q04of 10

What does the image of the wounded soldier kissing the lady's shadow suggest?

Q05of 10

In the opening three stanzas, what general theme does Longfellow establish before introducing his specific subject?

Q06of 10

What is the effect of the simile 'As if a door in heaven should be / Opened and then closed suddenly'?

Q07of 10

The poem's title and closing stanza reference 'Saint Filomena.' What role does this allusion serve?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's tone throughout the poem?

Q09of 10

What is the speaker doing immediately before the vision of the lady with a lamp appears?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'tidal wave of deeper souls' in stanza two is best understood as an image of what?

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