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TO ALFRED TENNYSON.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'To Alfred Tennyson' by Longfellow?

Q02of 10

In the opening lines, the speaker touches a lance as a symbol of what?

Q03of 10

Which image does Longfellow use to describe his own suppressed admiration before he decides to speak?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'howling dervishes of song' most likely refers to which type of poets?

Q05of 10

What title or epithet does Longfellow bestow upon Tennyson in the sestet?

Q06of 10

The laurel-leaves mentioned near the end of the poem traditionally symbolize what?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

The poem's final two lines emphasize an exchange of what?

Q09of 10

How does Longfellow position himself relative to Tennyson through the knightly metaphor?

Q10of 10

Which literary technique is most prominently displayed in the comparison 'voiceless as a rivulet frost-congealed'?

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