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The Man He Killed.

by Thomas Hardy.

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

Q01of 10

What is the poem's overall form?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, what does the speaker imagine would have happened if he and the enemy soldier had met at an inn?

Q03of 10

The word 'nipperkin' in the first stanza most likely refers to which of the following?

Q04of 10

How does Hardy's use of dashes and repetition in the stanza beginning 'I shot him dead because---' contribute to the poem's meaning?

Q05of 10

In the fourth stanza, the speaker speculates that the enemy soldier enlisted for which reason?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's speaker?

Q07of 10

The final stanza's tone can best be described as which of the following?

Q08of 10

The structural choice to frame the entire poem within quotation marks serves which primary purpose?

Q09of 10

Which literary device is most prominent in the lines 'You'd treat if met where any bar is, / Or help to half-a-crown'?

Q10of 10

What is the central theme of 'The Man He Killed'?

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