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THE INDIAN SERENADE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the verse form of 'The Indian Serenade'?

Q02of 10

What compels the speaker to travel to the beloved's window at night?

Q03of 10

The simile 'The Champak odours fail / Like sweet thoughts in a dream' primarily serves to convey what idea?

Q04of 10

What is the central theme of the poem?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the third stanza?

Q06of 10

The nightingale's complaint' that 'dies upon her heart' functions primarily as which poetic technique?

Q07of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem?

Q08of 10

Variant manuscripts show that line 4 in the Harvard and 1822 texts reads 'burning' rather than 'shining' for the stars. What is the primary effect of substituting 'burning' for 'shining'?

Q09of 10

In the poem's final two lines, the speaker says a heart will 'break at last.' What does this most clearly indicate about the speaker's state?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, at what time of night does the speaker arise and make the journey?

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