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Tithonus.

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall form and structure of 'Tithonus'?

Q02of 10

In the opening four lines, Tennyson catalogs natural things that decay and die. What is the primary rhetorical purpose of this catalog?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'cruel immortality' is an example of which literary device?

Q04of 10

What does Tithonus mean when he says 'all I was in ashes'?

Q05of 10

The line 'The Gods themselves cannot recall their gifts' is presented as a quotation. What is its narrative function in the poem?

Q06of 10

Which mythological allusion appears in the final stanza of the extended passage recalling Tithonus's youth?

Q07of 10

How does Tennyson use temperature imagery in the poem's final verse paragraph?

Q08of 10

What is the tone of Tithonus's appeal 'Let me go: take back thy gift'?

Q09of 10

The image of Aurora's horses—'shake the darkness from their loosen'd manes, / And beat the twilight into flakes of fire'—primarily serves which purpose?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what specific error did Tithonus make when he asked Aurora for a gift?

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