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THE CASTLE-BUILDER.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

In the opening stanza, what physical activity is the boy engaged in?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'Round Table of the nursery' is best understood as a reference to which of the following?

Q03of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem, and what is the speaker's relationship to the boy?

Q04of 10

In the third stanza, the repetition of 'There will be other…' primarily serves what purpose?

Q05of 10

The final stanza's imperative 'Build on, and make thy castles high and fair' is best classified as which literary device?

Q06of 10

The line 'Nor lose thy simple faith in mysteries' conveys which central theme?

Q07of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

The imagery of 'towers that touch imaginary skies' and 'voices in the upper air' works together to suggest what?

Q09of 10

How does the poem's structure—four quatrains with a consistent rhyme scheme—reinforce its meaning?

Q10of 10

In the second stanza, 'stories told / At the Round Table of the nursery' refers to tales about which subjects?

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