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THE DISCIPLES..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What have the disciples brought to the Master from the city?

Q02of 10

What does the word 'Lo' at the opening of the poem primarily function as?

Q03of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'We pray thee eat it' is best understood as expressing which tone?

Q05of 10

Which poetic form best describes the structure of 'The Disciples'?

Q06of 10

The setting implied by the poem—a journey interrupted for a meal—most closely alludes to which aspect of the Gospel narratives?

Q07of 10

What does the simplicity of the disciples' gesture—bringing food—suggest about the poem's central theme?

Q08of 10

The word 'Master' as used by the disciples primarily conveys which relationship?

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most evident in the line 'food, that we have brought thee from the city'?

Q10of 10

The brevity and sparse language of the poem most likely serve to create which effect?

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