Q01of 10
What structural device does Longfellow use throughout 'The Lover's Errand' to mark the progression of Alden's journey?
Q02of 10
When Alden gathers May-flowers in the forest, he calls them 'the type of Puritan maidens.' What literary technique does this represent?
Q03of 10
The simile comparing Alden's emotional turmoil to 'a foundering ship' with waves washing over it is best understood as conveying:
Q04of 10
Alden's internal monologue invokes 'Worshipping Astaroth blindly, and impious idols of Baal.' What is the function of these allusions?
Q05of 10
When Alden arrives at Priscilla's house, she is described as singing the hundredth Psalm from 'the psalm-book of Ainsworth.' What is the primary effect of this detail?
Q06of 10
What is the dominant tone of Priscilla's long speech beginning 'That is the way with you men'?
Q07of 10
Priscilla's homesickness speech, in which she recalls 'lanes and fields, and the song of the lark,' primarily serves what thematic purpose?
Q08of 10
The biblical quotation 'Let not him that putteth his hand to the plough look backwards' is used by Alden to:
Q09of 10
In the poem's final stanza of this section, Alden grows 'forgetful of self' while praising Standish. What is the central irony Longfellow highlights here?
Q10of 10
According to the poem, why does Alden give Priscilla flowers instead of speaking when he first enters her house?
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