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TO HIS BOOK..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker say will happen to the book once it is 'sent out' into the world?

Q02of 10

The opening references to 'Janus and Vertumnus' function primarily as:

Q03of 10

What is the dominant tone of the speaker's address to his book throughout the poem?

Q04of 10

The image of the book being 'thumbed by the hands of the vulgar' primarily conveys:

Q05of 10

The speaker compares himself to someone who 'pushed his refractory ass over the precipice.' This simile serves to illustrate:

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's central structural conceit?

Q07of 10

What autobiographical detail does the speaker instruct his book to share about him if asked?

Q08of 10

The fate of ending up in Utica or being 'sent bound to Ilerda' represents:

Q09of 10

The speaker's remark that he was 'prone to passion, yet so as to be soon appeased' reveals which aspect of his self-portrait?

Q10of 10

When the speaker says the book was 'educated in another manner,' he implies that:

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