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THE SUNSET..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall verse form of 'The Sunset'?

Q02of 10

In lines 1–4, the simile comparing the youth's 'subtle being' to 'light and wind within some delicate cloud' primarily conveys which idea?

Q03of 10

What does the youth's statement 'I never saw the sun' most likely signify within the poem's thematic context?

Q04of 10

Which image best exemplifies the technique of pathetic fallacy in the poem's twilight scene (lines 12–20)?

Q05of 10

The description of the lady's physical appearance in lines 37–41 ('Her eyes were black and lustreless,' eyelashes 'worn away with tears,' cheeks 'like things dead') primarily serves what purpose?

Q06of 10

How does the speaker characterise the lady's survival and daily caregiving (lines 27–33)?

Q07of 10

The apostrophe 'The tomb of thy dead self / Which one vexed ghost inhabits' (lines 42–43) is addressed to whom?

Q08of 10

The closing wish, 'Oh, that like thine, mine epitaph were—Peace!' is described as 'the only moan she ever made.' What tone does this create?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'wisdom-working grief' (line 36) is an example of which poetic technique?

Q10of 10

According to lines 27–28, the speaker explicitly rejects which interpretation of the youth's sudden death?

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