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THE MOTHER'S GHOST.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What poetic form does 'The Mother's Ghost' most closely follow?

Q02of 10

What wakes the dead mother and compels her to leave her grave?

Q03of 10

Which condition does the Lord place on the mother's return to the living world?

Q04of 10

The image of 'the beautiful lily-wand' is best understood as a symbol of what?

Q05of 10

How does the eldest daughter initially react when the ghost appears at the gate?

Q06of 10

What specific threefold grievance does the mother bring before Svend Dyring?

Q07of 10

The triple cock-crow at the poem's close ('feathers red,' 'feathers swart,' 'feathers white') primarily functions as what kind of literary device?

Q08of 10

Which best describes the poem's overall tone?

Q09of 10

What lasting effect does the mother's ghostly visit have on the household?

Q10of 10

The refrain 'I myself was young! / Fair words gladden so many a heart' appears at the poem's opening and closing. What is its primary structural and thematic purpose?

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