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TO EMMA ABBOTT.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is addressed to someone who has recently died. Which detail most directly establishes that the speaker is bidding farewell to a deceased person rather than simply wishing someone goodnight?

Q02of 10

What is the dominant structural feature of each stanza in 'To Emma Abbott'?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'O white voiceless flower' is an example of which literary device, and what does it most likely represent?

Q04of 10

Which theme is most consistently developed across both stanzas of the poem?

Q05of 10

In the line 'Nor quailed beneath the chastening rod / Of sorrow,' the word 'chastening' most nearly means:

Q06of 10

The figure described as 'like a seraph sings' in stanza two most plausibly refers to:

Q07of 10

The tone of the poem can best be described as:

Q08of 10

The phrase 'earnestly and nobly wrought / In charity and faith' characterizes Emma Abbott primarily as:

Q09of 10

Which classical or biblical allusion is most clearly embedded in the poem's imagery?

Q10of 10

The repetition of 'alway' (meaning 'always') in both stanzas — 'The eyes that looked alway to God' and 'With faith alway its theme' — primarily serves to:

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