Q01of 10
What is the occasion or immediate cause that prompted Shelley to write "To Mary"?
Q02of 10
In stanza 1, Shelley uses the phrase 'vipers kill, though dead' to suggest which of the following?
Q03of 10
The extended metaphor of the 'young kitten' in stanza 1 primarily serves to defend which poetic principle?
Q04of 10
In stanza 2, the 'silken-winged fly' and the swan function together as contrasting images that represent what?
Q05of 10
What does 'The watery bow burned in the evening flame' in stanza 3 most likely symbolize?
Q06of 10
How does Shelley use the reference to Wordsworth's nineteen years composing 'Peter Bell' in stanza 4?
Q07of 10
In stanza 5, Shelley contrasts the 'vest of flowing metre' his Witch wears with Peter Bell's dress described as 'looped and windowed raggedness.' This contrast most directly addresses which literary concern?
Q08of 10
The allusion to King Lear's 'looped and windowed raggedness' in stanza 5 is best described as which type of literary technique?
Q09of 10
In the final stanza, what does Shelley imply by saying that unveiling his Witch is a sin 'no priest nor primate / Can shrive'?
Q10of 10
What is the predominant tone of "To Mary" as a whole?
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