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Spring and Fall.

by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

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

Q01of 10

What is the immediate, surface-level reason Margaret is grieving at the opening of the poem?

Q02of 10

'Spring and Fall' is written in a form closely associated with Hopkins. Which best describes its structure?

Q03of 10

The coined word 'wanwood leafmeal' is an example of which poetic technique Hopkins is especially famous for?

Q04of 10

What does the speaker predict will happen to Margaret as she grows older?

Q05of 10

What is the central theme of 'Spring and Fall'?

Q06of 10

The line 'Sórrow's spríngs áre the same' uses which device to link the poem's title to its argument?

Q07of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem, and how is the speaker's tone best characterized?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'ghost guessed' in 'Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed / What heart heard of, ghost guessed' uses 'ghost' in what sense?

Q09of 10

The imagery of 'Goldengrove unleaving' contributes to which dominant pattern of imagery in the poem?

Q10of 10

The final couplet, 'It is the blight man was born for, / It is Margaret you mourn for,' employs which rhetorical technique to deliver the poem's revelation?

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