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THE LEGEND BEAUTIFUL.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant theme of 'The Legend Beautiful'?

Q02of 10

Which poetic form best describes the overall structure of the poem?

Q03of 10

In the stanza beginning 'Not as crucified and slain,' the Vision of Christ is described chiefly as —

Q04of 10

What inner conflict drives the central crisis of the poem?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'the bread by which men die' is best understood as an image of —

Q06of 10

The speaker uses the phrase 'light Elysian' to describe the Vision's radiance. This allusion draws on —

Q07of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the lines 'calling, calling' and 'slowly…slowly'?

Q08of 10

At the end of the poem, the monk's conscience poses a troubling hypothetical. What is it?

Q09of 10

The tone of the stanza in which the monk debates whether to stay or go is best described as —

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what does the monk's role as 'almoner' require him to do?

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