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The Kraken.

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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

Q01of 10

What is the structure of 'The Kraken' by Tennyson?

Q02of 10

Which word best describes the overall tone of 'The Kraken'?

Q03of 10

What will cause the Kraken to finally rise to the surface?

Q04of 10

What do the 'unnumber'd and enormous polypi' represent in terms of imagery?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep' most directly characterizes the Kraken as

Q06of 10

The allusion embedded in 'the latter fire shall heat the deep' most likely draws on which tradition?

Q07of 10

Who, according to the poem, will witness the Kraken's final emergence?

Q08of 10

The verb 'battening' in 'Battening upon huge seaworms' most precisely conveys what idea?

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in 'faintest sunlights flee / About his shadowy sides'?

Q10of 10

What is the central thematic tension that drives 'The Kraken'?

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