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SNOW-FLAKES.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'Snow-Flakes'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, the Air is personified as a figure whose garments are 'shaken.' What does this image most directly represent?

Q03of 10

What is the central theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

In the second stanza, the phrase 'white countenance confession' most likely refers to which of the following?

Q05of 10

Who or what functions as the speaker's primary analogy for the human heart in the second stanza?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'poem of the air' in the third stanza is best understood as an example of which literary technique?

Q07of 10

The tone of 'Snow-Flakes' can best be described as which of the following?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best explains the significance of the word 'hoarded' in the final stanza?

Q09of 10

The description of the snowfall as 'silent syllables recorded' alludes most directly to which broader tradition?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, to whom or what is the sky's secret ultimately revealed?

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