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TO AN OLD DANISH SONG-BOOK.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant form/structure of 'To an Old Danish Song-Book'?

Q02of 10

In the lines 'Yellow are thy time-worn pages, / As the russet, rain-molested / Leaves of autumn,' what poetic technique is primarily at work?

Q03of 10

Which statement best describes the central theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem, and how does he relate to the songbook?

Q05of 10

What is the tone of the poem's opening stanza, 'Welcome, my old friend, / Welcome to a foreign fireside'?

Q06of 10

The stanza referencing 'Elsinore' and 'old King Hamlet' is best described as an allusion to which work?

Q07of 10

In the closing stanzas, Longfellow compares the songs nestling in his bosom to which image?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'libations / Of Olympus' in stanza five serves primarily to do what?

Q09of 10

Which group is NOT explicitly listed among those who have sung the songs in the book?

Q10of 10

What is the significance of the phrase 'by the Baltic' in stanza six?

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