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THE WIND.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What structural device does Field use to alternate between the Wind's spoken account and a lyrical refrain throughout the poem?

Q02of 10

In the first 'Tale' section, the Wind describes the Rose as answering his love 'in her blushes.' What poetic technique is this?

Q03of 10

The line 'rapture hath fragrance Sabaean' alludes most directly to which of the following?

Q04of 10

Which word in 'The Song' stanza most directly foreshadows the tragedy that follows in 'Again the Tale'?

Q05of 10

How does the poem's tone shift between the first 'Tale' section and the 'Again the Tale' section?

Q06of 10

What does the image of the Rose's 'shroud of snow o'erspread' primarily convey in the final 'Song' stanza?

Q07of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem's framing narrative—the voice that addresses the Wind and listens to its confession?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'vigils with ghosts over the grave of the Summer' functions primarily as which of the following?

Q09of 10

The repetition of 'red, red Rose' across both 'Song' stanzas echoes a technique prominently associated with which literary tradition?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what ultimately happens to the Wind's beloved Rose?

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