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Quiz — Storgy

TO A SUCCESSFUL MAN.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

The subtitle 'What the Ghosts Said' establishes that the speaker of the poem is best described as:

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, the phrase 'success that locked your feet in chains' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

According to the second stanza, the man's deepest unfulfilled desire is:

Q04of 10

The third stanza argues that the man 'were so rich when fools esteemed you poor.' This paradox is developed through images of:

Q05of 10

The line 'one poor book could unlock Paradise' relies primarily on which figure of speech?

Q06of 10

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

Q07of 10

The phrase 'dust at length returns to dust' is best understood as an allusion to:

Q08of 10

Throughout the poem, nature imagery—stars, the sea, ferns, woods—primarily serves to:

Q09of 10

The poem's consistent use of second-person address ('you,' 'your') throughout all five stanzas has what primary rhetorical effect?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best summarizes the central argument the ghosts make across the entire poem?

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