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THE MEETING.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

The opening question 'Does the meeting give us pleasure, / Or does it give us pain?' primarily establishes which of the following?

Q02of 10

The biblical allusion in 'Like the Prophet's two or three berries / In the top of the uppermost bough' most likely refers to which book of the Bible?

Q03of 10

In the stanza beginning 'We cordially greet each other,' what technique does Longfellow use to reveal the speaker's inner thoughts?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'the tree of life has been shaken' most directly convey in the context of the poem?

Q05of 10

Which best describes the overall structural progression of the poem?

Q06of 10

The line 'Till the dead alone seem living, / And the living alone seem dead' is an example of which rhetorical device?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q08of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem most accurately characterized as?

Q09of 10

The phrases 'Merry Christmas' and 'Happy New Year' are introduced primarily to do which of the following?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what happens to the boundary between 'the ghosts and the guests' by the final stanza?

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