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SHE REBUKES HIPPOLYTA.

by H. D..

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

Q01of 10

Which best describes the overall form of 'She Rebukes Hippolyta'?

Q02of 10

The repeated question 'Was she so chaste?' functions primarily as a structural device that does what?

Q03of 10

The speaker's primary method of observing Hippolyta is described as viewing her 'through fire' and smoke. This detail most likely suggests the speaker is doing what?

Q04of 10

In the stanza beginning 'Who can say--', the broken ridge of the hills is compared to 'a lover's shoulder.' This technique is best identified as what?

Q05of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem?

Q06of 10

The word 'intoxicant' is used to describe 'white' wine that entered Hippolyta's throat 'with the touch of the mountain rocks.' What does this imagery most directly convey?

Q07of 10

The poem's speaker can best be characterized as which of the following?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem's final stanza, beginning 'She was mad--'?

Q09of 10

The imagery of 'each fleck on the horse's flanks / of foam, and bridle and bit, / silver' most directly serves to accomplish what?

Q10of 10

According to the poem's final stanza, what ultimately 'betrayed' Hippolyta's chastity?

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