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_To a Friend who sent me some Roses._.

by John Keats.

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

Q01of 10

What is the rhyme scheme of Keats's 'To a Friend who sent me some Roses'?

Q02of 10

The opening time-marker 'What time the sky-lark / shakes the tremulous dew' functions primarily to establish which of the following?

Q03of 10

The simile comparing the musk-rose to 'the wand that queen Titania wields' is best understood as an allusion to which work?

Q04of 10

In the octave, what explicit claim does the speaker make about the wild musk-rose?

Q05of 10

What is the primary structural function of the volta (turn) in this sonnet?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'My sense with their deliciousness was spell'd' most nearly means which of the following?

Q07of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the sestet?

Q08of 10

The personification of the roses as having 'soft voices' that 'whisper'd of peace' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q09of 10

The word 'unquell'd' at the poem's close modifies 'friendliness' and contributes most directly to which theme?

Q10of 10

What triggers the speaker's initial discovery of the musk-rose, according to the poem's opening lines?

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