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The Eolian Harp.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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

Q01of 10

Which verse form best describes the overall structure of 'The Eolian Harp'?

Q02of 10

What is the Eolian harp doing at the opening of the poem?

Q03of 10

When Coleridge writes that the lute is 'like some coy maid half yielding,' what technique is he employing?

Q04of 10

What is the central philosophical speculation the speaker entertains in the poem's middle section?

Q05of 10

How does Sara respond to the speaker's grand philosophical musings?

Q06of 10

The jasmine and myrtle described at the poem's opening are called 'Meet emblems.' What do they respectively symbolize?

Q07of 10

How does Coleridge use sound imagery to suggest that even silence is a form of music?

Q08of 10

What tone does the speaker adopt in the poem's final section after Sara's silent rebuke?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'Bubbles that glitter as they rise and break' is used to characterize which of the following?

Q10of 10

'The Eolian Harp' is considered one of Coleridge's 'conversation poems.' Which feature most clearly marks it as belonging to that genre?

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