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THE WOODMAN AND THE NIGHTINGALE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

Which verse form does Shelley use throughout 'The Woodman and the Nightingale'?

Q02of 10

In lines 7–10, Shelley compares the nightingale's song filling the forest to which of the following images?

Q03of 10

What is the central theme of the poem's closing three-line coda (lines 68–70)?

Q04of 10

How does the poem characterise the woodman's relationship to the nightingale's song?

Q05of 10

What is the speaker's tone toward the woodman in the poem's opening parenthetical remark?

Q06of 10

In lines 41–43, the trees are described as having souls that are 'each a wood-nymph.' What poetic technique does this exemplify?

Q07of 10

The silver moth in lines 23–31 is compared to 'one who loves too fair, too far.' What does this extended simile primarily illustrate?

Q08of 10

In lines 54–60, the canopy formed by high branches is compared to 'a vast fane in a metropolis / Surrounded by the columns and the towers.' What is the effect of this urban architectural simile?

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's perspective and role in the poem?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what action does the woodman take in response to his hatred of the nightingale's song?

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