Q01of 10
What is the poet seeking as he walks along the Icelandic shore?
Q02of 10
What object does the sea deposit at the poet's feet?
Q03of 10
The phrase 'sweet Amen' in line 3 is best understood as an allusion to
Q04of 10
The sonnet's rhyme scheme in the octave (first eight lines) follows which pattern?
Q05of 10
Who most likely carved the words onto the broken oar?
Q06of 10
What does the poet do immediately after writing down the carved words?
Q07of 10
The image of 'circling sea-gulls swept beyond his ken' chiefly reinforces which theme?
Q08of 10
The tone of the sestet (final six lines) shifts from the octave's mood of restless searching to one of
Q09of 10
Longfellow compares the poet finding the inscription to 'a man, who findeth what was lost.' This simile primarily emphasizes
Q10of 10
'The Broken Oar' is written in the form of a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet. Which feature BEST distinguishes this form from a Shakespearean sonnet?
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