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Quiz — Storgy

SLEEP.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Sleep' by Longfellow?

Q02of 10

In the octave, the speaker asks the winds to 'seal up the hundred wakeful eyes of thought.' This image most directly refers to:

Q03of 10

Which mythological figure is invoked to explain how Sleep might quiet the mind?

Q04of 10

The 'Aeolian harp-string' in the opening lines serves primarily as:

Q05of 10

What does the phrase 'iron crown of anguish' most likely convey about the speaker's condition?

Q06of 10

In the sestet, Sleep is directly addressed as 'O peaceful Sleep!' This rhetorical device is called:

Q07of 10

According to the poem's closing lines, how did ancient Greeks characterize the relationship between sleep and death?

Q08of 10

The tone of the poem shifts most noticeably between:

Q09of 10

The poem's speaker can best be described as:

Q10of 10

Which of the following best describes the structural purpose of the Argus myth within the poem?

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