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SERENADE..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

In the 'Serenade' lyric, what structural pattern is repeated in each of the first three stanzas?

Q02of 10

What is the function of the fourth and final stanza of the 'Serenade' lyric, compared to the first three?

Q03of 10

When Victorian gives Preciosa a ring, what two symbolic meanings does he assign to its serpent design and ruby stone?

Q04of 10

Preciosa counters Victorian's positive symbolism of the ring by alluding to which biblical event?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone Preciosa adopts when she worries that she and Victorian cannot 'walk together in this world'?

Q06of 10

In Victorian's long speech defending affection over intellect, he uses fire as a central image. What claim does this image support?

Q07of 10

When Hypolito teases Victorian by invoking the 'maid of Colchis' and a 'faithless Argonaut,' to what classical allusion does he compare Victorian's situation?

Q08of 10

What is the primary effect of the watchman's cry 'Ave Maria Purissima!' appearing twice in the balcony scene?

Q09of 10

In Victorian's late-night soliloquy in Scene V, he uses the metaphor of a peasant's charcoal sketch transformed by 'the son of genius.' What does this extended metaphor chiefly illustrate?

Q10of 10

According to the dialogue, why is Victorian traveling between Madrid and Alcala so frequently?

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