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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

STANZAS 1 AND 2..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

The speaker addresses the poem directly to a figure named Constantia. Based on the poem's context, who is Constantia most probably identified as?

Q02of 10

The opening imperative 'Cease, cease' most likely refers to the speaker urging himself or the moment to stop because:

Q03of 10

In line 4, 'In thy dark eyes a power like light doth lie,' the phrase 'a power like light' is best described as what poetic technique?

Q04of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the first stanza?

Q05of 10

The closing line of stanza 1 — 'the torn heart can bleed but not forget' — functions primarily as:

Q06of 10

In stanza 2, Shelley describes the experience Constantia 'breathest now' as 'incommunicably strange.' This word choice primarily conveys:

Q07of 10

The imagery of fire and light in stanza 1 (lines 4 and 9) is used to characterize:

Q08of 10

The poem is described as a 'fragment' and was 'restored by Mr. C.D. Locock.' What does this framing most suggest about the text's status?

Q09of 10

The structural form of stanza 1 is best described as:

Q10of 10

Which of the following details from the poem most directly shows the speaker's physical, bodily response to Constantia's presence?

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