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TO MARY FIELD FRENCH.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the primary addressee of this poem?

Q02of 10

What event is described in the poem's opening lines, 'A dying mother gave to you / Her child a many years ago'?

Q03of 10

What does Field mean by 'these little children of his pen'?

Q04of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently used when Field calls his writings 'little children of his pen'?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'upon its faults as kindly look' most directly asks Mary to do which of the following?

Q06of 10

How does Field characterize the offering of this book in the final two stanzas?

Q07of 10

What is the overall tone of this poem?

Q08of 10

The poem's structure consists of four stanzas of four lines each. What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'dear, patient heart' is best understood as an example of which technique?

Q10of 10

What implicit comparison organizes the poem's central argument?

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