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THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary form and structure of 'The Wreck of the Hesperus'?

Q02of 10

What does the old sailor cite as his evidence that a hurricane is approaching?

Q03of 10

How does the skipper respond to the old sailor's warning about the hurricane?

Q04of 10

When the daughter asks about the church-bells she hears, what does the skipper tell her?

Q05of 10

Which literary device is used in the line describing the vessel as 'like a sheeted ghost'?

Q06of 10

What is the central theme of 'The Wreck of the Hesperus'?

Q07of 10

What biblical allusion does the daughter make as she prays for rescue?

Q08of 10

What does the image of the daughter's hair 'like the brown sea-weed' primarily convey when the fisherman finds her body?

Q09of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q10of 10

At what point in the poem does the reader learn that the skipper is dead?

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