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THE SON OF THE EVENING STAR.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the structural form of the verse in 'The Son of the Evening Star,' characteristic of Longfellow's epic?

Q02of 10

At the opening of the poem, the speaker contemplates three possible interpretations of the same vision in the sky. What literary device does this triple questioning primarily demonstrate?

Q03of 10

What is the central reason Oweenee's father-in-law, ruler of the Evening Star, punishes the nine sisters and their husbands?

Q04of 10

When Osseo emerges transformed from the hollow oak trunk, Oweenee simultaneously undergoes what change, and what does this reversal primarily symbolize?

Q05of 10

The imagery of the Evening Star is associated throughout the poem with which cluster of qualities?

Q06of 10

Who is Iagoo, and what is his narrative role in this section of The Song of Hiawatha?

Q07of 10

What is the moral Iagoo explicitly draws from the story of Osseo at the poem's conclusion?

Q08of 10

The line 'Only Oweenee, the faithful, / Saw your naked heart and loved you' uses which figure of speech to convey what idea?

Q09of 10

The tone of the wedding guests' whispered exchange—'Does he mean himself, I wonder? / And are we the aunts and uncles?'—is best described as:

Q10of 10

Which of the following best describes how the transformation of household objects—dishes and kettles—into shells and silver functions in the poem?

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