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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

STANZAS WRITTEN IN DEJECTION, NEAR NAPLES..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is organized into five stanzas, each containing nine lines. What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?

Q02of 10

In stanza 1, the line 'The City's voice itself, is soft like Solitude's' primarily functions to do what?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker mean when he says 'To me that cup has been dealt in another measure'?

Q04of 10

Which of the following best describes the dominant tension structuring the entire poem?

Q05of 10

In stanza 2, waves are described as 'like light dissolved in star-showers, thrown.' This image is best classified as which technique?

Q06of 10

The final stanza introduces 'Some might lament that I were cold.' What does 'cold' most directly signify in this context?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of the closing lines, 'Will linger, though enjoyed, like joy in memory yet'?

Q08of 10

In stanza 3, the speaker lists 'nor hope nor health, / Nor peace within nor calm around.' The repeated use of 'nor' is an example of which rhetorical device?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'my lost heart, too soon grown old' in stanza 5 most clearly conveys which idea about the speaker?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, the speaker is sitting 'upon the sands alone' while the scene around him is bright and festive. Which statement best summarizes his relationship to nature in this poem?

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