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THE COMPANIONS.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker initially believe about those who seek beauty?

Q02of 10

Which literary form best describes the poem's overall structure?

Q03of 10

In stanza three, the phrase 'So once I dreamed' signals what shift in the poem?

Q04of 10

What is the primary image used to depict soldiers rising from the trenches?

Q05of 10

The word 'chrysalis' in stanza four functions primarily to suggest what?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'beyond our ken' in stanza five most nearly means what?

Q08of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem as a whole?

Q09of 10

The soldiers are described as 'changelings from the sky' by analogy to which group mentioned earlier?

Q10of 10

What specific historical context transforms the speaker's 'idle' dream into a revelation?

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