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SPECIMEN OF AN INDUCTION TO A POEM..

by John Keats.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary subject around which the poem's central imagery revolves?

Q02of 10

The speaker invokes Archimago's wand in the opening section. Who or what is Archimago?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall form and purpose?

Q04of 10

The lines 'No, no! this is far off:—then how shall I / Revive the dying tones of minstrelsy' chiefly express which of the following?

Q05of 10

What tone does the speaker adopt when addressing Edmund Spenser in the poem's second half?

Q06of 10

In the stanza describing the great hall, damsels standing 'by fives and sevens' are compared to which image?

Q07of 10

The closing catalogue—'wide plains, fair trees and lawny slope... smooth lakes, and overlooking towers'—primarily serves what function?

Q08of 10

The reference to 'Libertas' near the poem's end most likely refers to which of the following?

Q09of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently on display in the lines 'The morn, the eve, the light, the shade, the flowers: / Clear streams, smooth lakes, and overlooking towers'?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what does the lady on the battlement do when she sees the lance?

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