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SEEIN' THINGS.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall structure?

Q02of 10

The speaker claims he is 'pretty brave' and unafraid of snakes, bugs, and mice. What literary technique does this opening boast primarily set up?

Q03of 10

In the second stanza, the phantom figures are described as sometimes black as ink and sometimes white. What is the most likely purpose of this detail?

Q04of 10

What causes the especially frightening vision described in the third stanza?

Q05of 10

The speaker's dialect includes words like 'skeered,' 'alluz,' and 'p'intin'.' What is the primary effect of this dialect on the poem's tone?

Q06of 10

Which of the following themes is most central to 'Seein' Things'?

Q07of 10

When the speaker says he tries 'to skwush the Tempter's voice,' he is using language that alludes to which broader tradition?

Q08of 10

The poem's imagery of figures that are 'a-sittin' down' or 'walkin' round' but 'never make a sound' primarily appeals to which combination of senses?

Q09of 10

By the final stanza, the speaker declares he would rather let 'Starvation wipe me slowly out o' sight' than take a second helping of pie. This hyperbole is best described as:

Q10of 10

Who, according to the poem, advises the boy on the proper way to make things right after he has been wicked?

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