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SUSPIRIA.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the meaning of the Latin title 'Suspiria'?

Q02of 10

The poem is structured as three stanzas, each addressed to a different entity. Which is the correct sequence of those entities?

Q03of 10

In stanza one, the line 'Thine image, stamped upon this clay' uses 'clay' as an image for what?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'Folded upon thy narrow shelves' in stanza two most nearly describes what?

Q05of 10

In stanza two, garments are compared to what human element that has 'laid them by'?

Q06of 10

What poetic device is most prominently used in the opening lines of all three stanzas?

Q07of 10

The dominant tone of 'Suspiria' is best described as which of the following?

Q08of 10

In the final stanza, human life is compared to 'a gust / That bends the branches.' This figure of speech chiefly emphasizes which theme?

Q09of 10

What does the speaker mean when saying the possessions yielded to the Grave are 'precious only to ourselves'?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best identifies the speaker's overall relationship to the three powers addressed in the poem?

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