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They Flee From Me.

by Thomas Wyatt.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant structural form of 'They Flee From Me'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, the image of creatures 'with naked foot stalking' most likely refers to which of the following?

Q03of 10

The Latin epigraph 'Vixi Puellis Nuper Idoneus' is drawn from Horace and translates roughly as 'I have lived recently suited to girls.' What thematic function does this epigraph serve?

Q04of 10

In the second stanza, the line 'And she me caught in her arms long and small' uses which literary technique?

Q05of 10

What is the effect of the woman's direct speech—'Dear heart, how like you this?'—within the poem?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'a strange fashion of forsaking' (stanza three) is best described as which type of figure of speech?

Q07of 10

Which best describes the tone of the poem's final couplet: 'But since that I so unkindely am served, / I fain would know what she hath deserved'?

Q08of 10

According to the second stanza, which detail does NOT describe the woman during the remembered encounter?

Q09of 10

The word 'unkindely' in the penultimate line carries a double meaning. Which pairing best captures both senses?

Q10of 10

The animal metaphors in the first stanza (tame, meek, taking bread at his hand, now range) primarily develop which theme?

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