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THE CLOUD..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant structural feature of 'The Cloud' that reinforces its central theme of cyclical renewal?

Q02of 10

In the final stanza, the cloud declares 'I silently laugh at my own cenotaph.' What does this image most precisely convey?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of 'The Cloud' throughout the poem?

Q04of 10

In stanza two, Lightning is described as 'my pilot.' What poetic technique does this phrase primarily exemplify?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'that orbed maiden with white fire laden' refers to which celestial body, and what figure of speech is used?

Q06of 10

According to the poem, what happens to the stars when the cloud widens the 'rent' in its 'wind-built tent'?

Q07of 10

The image of the 'million-coloured bow' in stanza six most likely alludes to which literary or mythological tradition?

Q08of 10

Which statement best describes the speaker's relationship to mortality as expressed in the concluding lines?

Q09of 10

In stanza one, the cloud describes itself shaking 'the dews that waken / The sweet buds every one.' This imagery primarily develops which theme?

Q10of 10

Shelley describes the Sunrise as leaping 'on the back of my sailing rack' like an eagle perched on a mountain crag. What is the primary effect of comparing the Sunrise to an eagle in this passage?

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