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THE DEATH OF KWASIND.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is identified as Kwasind's sole physical vulnerability?

Q02of 10

Why do the Puk-Wudjies feel threatened by Kwasind and decide to kill him?

Q03of 10

Which supernatural figure aids the Puk-Wudjies' plot by rendering Kwasind helpless?

Q04of 10

The setting of Kwasind's ambush is described as a hot, still summer afternoon on the river. What is the primary thematic function of this setting?

Q05of 10

How does Longfellow structure the gradual onset of Kwasind's sleep?

Q06of 10

Longfellow compares the floating, unconscious Kwasind to 'a blind man seated upright.' This simile primarily conveys which quality?

Q07of 10

What poetic technique does Longfellow repeatedly employ in the opening lines—'No man dared to strive with Kwasind, / No man could compete with Kwasind'?

Q08of 10

The poem's meter is trochaic tetrameter, famously borrowed from the Finnish epic Kalevala. Which line best exemplifies this meter?

Q09of 10

After Kwasind's death, how does his memory survive among the people?

Q10of 10

The Puk-Wudjies label Kwasind 'audacious, overbearing, / Heartless, haughty, dangerous.' What is the tonal effect of giving these words to the Little People rather than to a neutral narrator?

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