Q01of 10
What is the primary structural feature of each stanza in 'The Inheritance'?
Q02of 10
In the opening stanza, what does the speaker notice happening to 'each shadow'?
Q03of 10
The phrase 'gift of tongues' in the second stanza is best understood as an allusion to which tradition?
Q04of 10
What does the 'cloven fire' sent from 'out of death' most likely represent?
Q05of 10
Which word best describes the poem's dominant tone?
Q06of 10
In the fifth stanza, the townspeople are described as wearing 'a common, prison-like dress.' What does this image convey?
Q07of 10
How does the speaker characterize his emotional state despite his bereavement?
Q08of 10
The phrase 'breathing hosts' in the third stanza refers most plausibly to which of the following?
Q09of 10
What poetic technique is most prominently displayed in lines such as 'Form after form, in the streets / Waves like a ghost along'?
Q10of 10
At the end of the poem, the speaker moves among people he calls 'a kinsfolk clad / With words.' What does this phrase most likely mean?
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