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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

SEPTEMBER.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem?

Q02of 10

What does 'I bear the Scales' refer to in the poem?

Q03of 10

What is the meaning of 'hang in equipoise / The night and day'?

Q04of 10

What happens when September puts the trumpet to its lips?

Q05of 10

The simile 'like tattered sails of ships' is used to describe which image?

Q06of 10

What does the detail 'Southward the clamorous sea-fowl wing their flight' primarily illustrate?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of this poem?

Q08of 10

What poetic form best describes the structure of this poem?

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most central to the entire poem?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'The Hunter's Moon reigns empress of the night' characterizes the moon as which of the following?

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