Q01of 10
What is the primary form and structure of 'Thalia'?
Q02of 10
The simile comparing the subject's eyes to 'waters of a brook' primarily conveys which quality?
Q03of 10
What is the speaker's ultimate conclusion about naming the woman he admires?
Q04of 10
In the octave, the speaker's descriptive catalog of features — eyes, hair, form — is an example of which classical poetic technique?
Q05of 10
The repeated exclamation 'O' at the opening of several lines is an example of which rhetorical device?
Q06of 10
'Callirrhoe' and 'Urania' are offered as possible names for the woman. What do these two names have in common?
Q07of 10
The simile describing the woman's movement as 'cloudlike' floating chiefly creates what tonal effect?
Q08of 10
Which best describes the overall tone of 'Thalia'?
Q09of 10
The title 'Thalia' refers to one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology. What domain did Thalia traditionally govern?
Q10of 10
In the sestet, the speaker says he 'cannot choose, / Nor do I care to choose' a name. What does this admission most directly reveal about the speaker?
0 / 10 answered