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SLAVE AND EMPEROR.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural feature that organizes 'Slave and Emperor'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, what does the phrase 'will to power' most directly allude to?

Q03of 10

Which image in stanza two most effectively conveys the Emperor's sudden vulnerability?

Q04of 10

What is the dominant tone of the final italicized stanza?

Q05of 10

According to the poem, what does the Emperor hear that he cannot explain in stanza three?

Q06of 10

The repetition of the word 'Nazareth' throughout the poem chiefly serves to:

Q07of 10

Who is the speaker of the italicized lines in stanza four: '_The armies of the dead draw near / Beneath an eastern star_'?

Q08of 10

What poetic technique is exemplified by 'The Slave that bowed himself to death / And walked with slaves in Nazareth'?

Q09of 10

The epigraph describing Christianity as 'a creed for slaves' most likely refers to which historical context?

Q10of 10

Which thematic statement best encapsulates the poem's central argument?

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