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THE THREE KINGS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What navigational phenomenon does Longfellow describe as the star's most dramatic action near the poem's climax?

Q02of 10

Which poetic form best describes the overall structure of 'The Three Kings'?

Q03of 10

What is the symbolic significance assigned to the myrrh in the poem's twelfth stanza?

Q04of 10

How does Longfellow characterize the emotional state of Mary as she watches her child?

Q05of 10

What literary device is used in the line describing the turbans as 'like blossoming almond-trees'?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone Longfellow employs throughout the poem?

Q07of 10

The poem alludes to 'the Prince foretold in the prophecy.' This is most directly a reference to which biblical tradition?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best explains why Herod sends the Wise Men to Bethlehem rather than going himself?

Q09of 10

What does the image of 'a white mist in the atmosphere' convey about the other stars when the guiding star appears?

Q10of 10

At the poem's conclusion, why do the Three Kings return home by 'another way' rather than through Jerusalem?

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