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THE WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is an elegy for a specific historical figure. Based on the context and the title, who is the 'Warden' the poem mourns?

Q02of 10

The poem is structured as a contrast between external military activity and an internal, private event. Which best describes this structural contrast?

Q03of 10

In stanza four, the cannon are compared to 'couchant lions.' What does this simile primarily convey?

Q04of 10

The figure described as 'surnamed the Destroyer' who scales the rampart wall represents which of the following?

Q05of 10

Which poetic technique is primarily used in the lines 'Each answering each, with morning salutations, / That all was well'?

Q06of 10

What does the phrase 'sombre harness mailed' tell the reader about how Death is characterized in this poem?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final stanza, which notes that 'Nothing in Nature's aspect intimated / That a great man was dead'?

Q08of 10

The Cinque Ports referenced in the title were historically significant for which reason?

Q09of 10

In stanza nine, which phrase best describes how Death gains access to the Warden?

Q10of 10

What is the most accurate paraphrase of the lines 'He did not pause to parley or dissemble, / But smote the Warden hoar'?

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