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THE WRAITH OF ODIN.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What physical detail most directly identifies the mysterious guest as Odin?

Q02of 10

What is the refrain 'Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang' most likely meant to create?

Q03of 10

Which literary term best describes the poem's repeated end-line 'Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang'?

Q04of 10

What does King Olaf mean when he says 'Thy lore is by thy tongue belied'?

Q05of 10

The Havamal, recited by the stranger, is described with sounds 'mysterious as the roar / Of billows on a distant shore.' What poetic technique does this illustrate?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall tone?

Q07of 10

What evidence in the final stanzas confirms the supernatural nature of the stranger's departure?

Q08of 10

What broader thematic conflict does King Olaf's final declaration chiefly represent?

Q09of 10

Who in the poem repeatedly urges the King to end the evening and go to sleep?

Q10of 10

In the stanza beginning 'As one who from a volume reads,' to what does the simile compare the stranger's manner of speaking?

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