Q01of 10
What is the primary form Longfellow uses to present this scene?
Q02of 10
The stage direction 'aside' in 'SIMON, aside' is a theatrical technique meaning:
Q03of 10
What does the alabaster box most likely symbolize in the context of the poem?
Q04of 10
Which New Testament event does this poem retell?
Q05of 10
The image of the woman's 'long, golden hair' wiping the tears from the man's feet primarily conveys:
Q06of 10
What is Simon's dominant tone in his aside?
Q07of 10
Longfellow ends the poem with Simon's aside rather than a narrator's comment. What is the main effect of this choice?
Q08of 10
The phrase 'filling all the house / With its sweet odor' functions as imagery appealing to:
Q09of 10
In Simon's aside, what does the word 'forsooth' most nearly mean?
Q10of 10
The central thematic contrast Longfellow establishes in this poem is between:
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