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THE COMMONWEAL.

by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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

Q01of 10

What historical event does the phrase 'rose on Runnymede' most directly refer to?

Q02of 10

What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza in 'The Commonweal'?

Q03of 10

In stanza I, the phrase 'bore such brand / As marks a captive' is best understood as a metaphor for which condition?

Q04of 10

What is the significance of 'eight hundred years and twenty-one' in the opening line?

Q05of 10

The imagery of 'shed as rain / Or sown on sterile earth as seed / That bears no fruit save tare and weed' primarily conveys what idea?

Q06of 10

How does Swinburne characterize England in the line 'the land / Whose name is freedom'?

Q07of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominent in the phrase 'shone and sunken' in line 1?

Q08of 10

What is the overall tone of 'The Commonweal'?

Q09of 10

The word 'Commonweal' in the title most likely alludes to which concept?

Q10of 10

The poem is structured as a two-stanza progression. What narrative movement does this structure create?

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