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The Two Voices.

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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

Q01of 10

What is the structural form of 'The Two Voices'?

Q02of 10

The poem was originally titled 'The Thoughts of a Suicide' and was begun shortly after the death of which person, whose loss plunged Tennyson into deep depression?

Q03of 10

The first voice uses the dragonfly image primarily to argue which point?

Q04of 10

Which biblical martyr does the speaker invoke as a counterexample to despair, noting he 'heeded not reviling tones' and saw God's glory?

Q05of 10

In the phrase 'Embracing cloud, Ixion-like,' the allusion to Ixion is used to convey what idea?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the 'still small voice' throughout most of the poem?

Q07of 10

What turns the tide of the poem away from despair and toward recovery?

Q08of 10

The speaker's declaration that 'No compound of this earthly ball / Is like another' is intended to counter which argument of the first voice?

Q09of 10

The 'second voice' that appears near the poem's end is characterized chiefly by which quality, in contrast to the first voice?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall thematic movement of 'The Two Voices'?

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