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TO THE STORK.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary reason the speaker welcomes the stork's return?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of the poem?

Q03of 10

In the line 'the withering winds did blow,' the word 'withering' functions primarily as what kind of image?

Q04of 10

What poetic technique is most evident in the lines 'Descend, O Stork! descend / Upon our roof to rest'?

Q05of 10

How does the speaker's tone shift between the first two stanzas and the third stanza?

Q06of 10

What does the place name 'Varaca' most likely contribute to the poem?

Q07of 10

Which theme is most centrally explored through the contrast between the stork's departure and its return?

Q08of 10

In the final stanza, 'Mid the rose-trees that in it grow / Were withered by snow and frost' describes what literal scene?

Q09of 10

The speaker refers to the stork as 'My darling' in stanza two. What effect does this word choice create?

Q10of 10

The repeated phrase 'O Stork' throughout the poem is an example of which rhetorical device?

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