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THE REWARD OF SONG.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

What direct question does the speaker pose in the poem's opening line?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, the simile 'our songs break out of our winter / As the flowers break out on the earth' primarily suggests that song is

Q03of 10

The 'unknown comrade' imagined in the second stanza is best understood as

Q04of 10

The word 'guerdon' in the third stanza most nearly means

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall structure?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'dews of our own dead may' in the third stanza is an example of

Q07of 10

In the fourth stanza, the simile comparing poets to 'a child… with news of an opening flower' chiefly conveys

Q08of 10

The tone of the poem's final stanza — 'Too mighty to make men sorrow, / Too weak to heal their pain' — is best described as

Q09of 10

Which of the following literary allusions or references appears explicitly in the poem?

Q10of 10

According to the poem's final lines, what is the 'one reward' of song?

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