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THE NEW DUCKLING.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What ultimately happens to the duckling at the end of the poem?

Q02of 10

What is the primary theme of 'The New Duckling'?

Q03of 10

Which poetic form best describes the structure of this poem?

Q04of 10

When the duckling says he will lift the fox 'a beautiful song, like a sheep,' what technique is Noyes primarily using?

Q05of 10

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

Q06of 10

The guinea-hen 'cluttered off chuckling / To tell all the rest of the fowl.' What does this detail chiefly contribute to the poem?

Q07of 10

The repeated phrase 'bond slave of habit' appears first as the duckling's boast and then in the ironic conclusion. This repetition is best described as:

Q08of 10

What role does the turkey play in the poem?

Q09of 10

The line 'I want to be utterly other, / And frightfully modern and mad' is best read as Noyes satirizing:

Q10of 10

The image of 'a rabbit as red as a rose' is used twice in the poem. What is its primary function?

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