Q01of 10
What is the central metaphor that organizes the entire poem?
Q02of 10
In the poem's opening stanza, who does Longfellow say are 'architects of Fate'?
Q03of 10
What does the phrase 'our to-days and yesterdays / Are the blocks with which we build' primarily convey?
Q04of 10
Which literary technique is most prominent in the lines 'Leave no yawning gaps between; / Think not, because no man sees, / Such things will remain unseen'?
Q05of 10
The allusion to 'the elder days of Art' and builders who 'wrought with greatest care / Each minute and unseen part' most likely refers to which tradition?
Q06of 10
What is the dominant tone of 'The Builders'?
Q07of 10
In the stanza beginning 'Else our lives are incomplete,' what image does Longfellow use to represent a poorly constructed life?
Q08of 10
What reward does the speaker promise to those who build their lives well, as described in the final stanza?
Q09of 10
Which of the following best describes the poem's stanza form and its relationship to the poem's theme?
Q10of 10
What is the most accurate paraphrase of the lines 'Nothing useless is, or low; / Each thing in its place is best'?
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