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THE ROAD THROUGH CHAOS.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is structured as two numbered sonnets. What is the relationship between Part I and Part II in terms of argument?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'Jack-o-Lents of Sin' in Part I most likely refers to which of the following?

Q03of 10

The allusion to Pilate staying 'to hear, at last, the answer to his cry' primarily serves to:

Q04of 10

In Part I, the speaker presents 'Twice one is two' as an example of truth. What rhetorical purpose does this deliberately simple statement serve?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of Part II compared to Part I?

Q06of 10

The image of the swallow whose 'arrowy curves obey their measure' is used to illustrate which central idea?

Q07of 10

According to the poem's concluding sestet in Part II, what happens when a person follows the road of Law?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'Chaos and old Night' in line 3 is most likely an allusion to which tradition?

Q09of 10

What does the speaker mean by 'Truth, at first, is clean accord with fact'?

Q10of 10

Which literary technique is most prominently used in the lines 'your own heart, and the world's heart, pulse in rhyme'?

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