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SOLDIER, MAIDEN, AND FLOWER.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

Which poetic form best describes the overall structure of 'Casey's Table D'Hôte'?

Q02of 10

The speaker says the money 'flowed like likker' on Red Hoss Mountain. This phrase is primarily an example of which literary technique?

Q03of 10

What is the 'tabble dote' that the speaker repeatedly references?

Q04of 10

The final stanza reveals that the speaker's deepest emotion is actually grief over which loss?

Q05of 10

Throughout most of the poem the speaker attributes his 'heartache 'nd this chokin' in my throat' to thoughts of Casey's food. What narrative technique does this represent?

Q06of 10

How does Field use dialect and non-standard spelling throughout the poem?

Q07of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's dominant tone for the majority of its stanzas?

Q08of 10

The description of the bar wall's pictures of horses and girls—'Not much on dress, perhaps, but strong on records 'nd on curls!'—is best characterized as which technique?

Q09of 10

The speaker mentions a 'tray'lin' editor from Denver City' who wrote a favorable piece about Casey's restaurant. What function does this detail serve in the poem?

Q10of 10

In the line 'When brawny arms the flinty ribs of Red Hoss Mountain smote,' the mountain is given physical anatomy. This is an example of which device?

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