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THE DIVINE LULLABY.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

The poem 'The Divine Lullaby' is composed of four stanzas, each beginning with the same phrase. What is this repeated opening, and what formal technique does it exemplify?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of each stanza in the poem?

Q03of 10

In the second stanza, the speaker hears the divine voice in 'singing winds, in falling snow, / The curfew chimes.' What type of imagery dominates this passage?

Q04of 10

The central conceit of the poem equates death with which of the following?

Q05of 10

In the third stanza, the line 'My fainting heart with anguish chilled / By Thy assuring tone is thrilled' presents a paradox. What is the nature of that paradox?

Q06of 10

Who is the speaker of 'The Divine Lullaby,' and how does the poem characterize the speaker's relationship to God?

Q07of 10

The poem's tone shifts subtly across its four stanzas. Which progression best captures that tonal movement?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'the last dread night' in the final stanza functions as a euphemism for which subject?

Q09of 10

According to the poem, in the third stanza the divine voice comforts the speaker even under what specific changed condition?

Q10of 10

The title 'The Divine Lullaby' employs which rhetorical figure by applying a term associated with infant comfort to the voice of God?

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