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STANZA, WRITTEN AT BRACKNELL..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the metrical form of 'Stanzas—April, 1814'?

Q02of 10

In 'Stanza, Written at Bracknell,' what does the speaker mean when he says the 'chains… had cankered then—but crushed it not'?

Q03of 10

The repeated imperative 'Away!' in the opening of 'Stanzas—April, 1814' primarily functions to create which effect?

Q04of 10

Which literary device is most prominently used in the phrase 'Rapid clouds have drank the last pale beam of even'?

Q05of 10

In 'Stanza, Written at Bracknell,' what paradox does Shelley construct around 'despair'?

Q06of 10

The final stanza of 'Stanzas—April, 1814' suggests that true rest for the beloved will come only:

Q07of 10

What is the thematic function of the nature imagery in stanza five of 'Stanzas—April, 1814' (clouds, ocean, winds finding repose)?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'melancholy mirth' in 'Stanzas—April, 1814' is an example of:

Q09of 10

Who is the apparent speaker addressing in both poems?

Q10of 10

The closing image—'the music of two voices and the light of one sweet smile'—most likely refers to:

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