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THE OCCULTATION OF ORION.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

The poem's title, 'The Occultation of Orion,' refers to what astronomical event depicted in the poem?

Q02of 10

What is the dominant structural form of this poem?

Q03of 10

'The Samian's great Aeolian lyre' alludes to which historical or mythological figure?

Q04of 10

In the stanza describing the moon, which literary device does Longfellow primarily use to characterize her?

Q05of 10

What happens to Orion when the moon reaches him?

Q06of 10

The allusion to Oenopion in the fifth stanza serves what purpose?

Q07of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem's concluding angel announcement?

Q08of 10

The image of 'the balance in the hand of Time' in the opening stanza primarily represents which concept?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'music of the spheres' concept is conveyed in the poem through which extended image?

Q10of 10

Which best describes the speaker's relationship to the events described in the poem?

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