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THE BRIDE'S TRAGEDY.

by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary formal structure Swinburne uses throughout 'The Bride's Tragedy'?

Q02of 10

What does the recurring refrain 'Blaws the wind and whirls the whin' primarily contribute to the poem?

Q03of 10

In the opening stanza, what does the speaker describe to establish the setting?

Q04of 10

What is Willie's stated reason for refusing to stay with his mother through the night?

Q05of 10

The bride's reply—'My lamp was lit yestreen, Willie'—is best interpreted as expressing which of the following?

Q06of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the stanzas where the bride declares 'I had liefer ride,' 'I had liefer swim,' and 'I had liefer drink'?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant theme of 'The Bride's Tragedy'?

Q08of 10

The flooded river at Chollerford functions in the poem primarily as what kind of literary device?

Q09of 10

How does Swinburne characterize Earl Robert in the stanza describing the wedding procession?

Q10of 10

The mother's warning—'But never a mither mair'—foreshadows which outcome in the poem?

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