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TO GEORGE FELTON MATHEW..

by John Keats.

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

Q01of 10

What is the predominant verse form used throughout 'To George Felton Mathew'?

Q02of 10

In the lines 'far different cares / Beckon me sternly from soft "Lydian airs,"' what does the allusion to 'Lydian airs' most likely represent?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's central conflict in the poem?

Q04of 10

When Keats writes of 'a ruin dark, and gloomy, / To say "joy not too much in all that's bloomy,"' what poetic technique is most prominently at work?

Q05of 10

What does the phrase 'o'er Sicilian seas, clear anthems float' most likely allude to?

Q06of 10

In the final stanza, Keats claims that Diana plucked Mathew (as a flower) and cast him into a stream. What is the primary purpose of this mythological narrative?

Q07of 10

Comprehension: According to the poem, what specific activity do Keats and Mathew imagine sharing in their ideal retreat?

Q08of 10

The tone of the opening ten lines of the poem is best described as:

Q09of 10

Keats mentions 'Chatterton,' 'Shakspeare,' 'Milton,' 'Alfred,' 'Tell,' and 'Wallace.' What unifying theme links these figures in the poem?

Q10of 10

In the image 'the dew by fairy feet swept from the green, / After a night of some quaint jubilee,' what is Keats primarily using this passage to convey?

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