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THE SAILING OF THE MAYFLOWER.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

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

Q02of 10

When the poem describes the billows 'fired along the line, and in regular order retreated,' what literary technique is primarily at work?

Q03of 10

The marching soldiers are compared to 'the mighty men of King David.' This allusion most likely serves to:

Q04of 10

What is the primary reason John Alden decides not to board the Mayflower?

Q05of 10

The departing sail is compared to 'a marble slab in a graveyard.' This image primarily conveys:

Q06of 10

The tone of the Master of the Mayflower as he prepares to depart is best described as:

Q07of 10

In Alden's speech beginning 'Here I remain!' the 'snow-white cloud' that 'floats in the ether' functions primarily as:

Q08of 10

Which of the following best identifies the speaker's attitude toward the Pilgrims who remain in Plymouth?

Q09of 10

The wheat on 'the hill of death' that bows and whispers while 'their kindred seemed to awake in their graves' most directly evokes:

Q10of 10

The poem's opening imagery of mist, dawn, and 'a stir and a sound in the slumbering village' primarily serves to:

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