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TO THE VOLUME OF POSTHUMOUS POEMS PUBLISHED IN 1824..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

Why did Mary Shelley's plan to include a biographical notice in the volume ultimately fail?

Q02of 10

What simile does Mary Shelley use to describe how quickly the world moved on after Shelley's death?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'his presence, like Ithuriel's spear' is an allusion drawn from which literary work?

Q04of 10

How does Mary Shelley characterize the primary cause of Shelley's public persecution during his lifetime?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the preface?

Q06of 10

According to the preface, where and under what circumstances did Shelley compose 'The Triumph of Life'?

Q07of 10

The epigraph from Petrarch at the opening of the preface serves primarily to:

Q08of 10

Mary Shelley's editorial principle in selecting poems for this volume can best be characterized as:

Q09of 10

The imagery of Italy as 'a tomb, its sky a pall' upon learning of Shelley's death is an example of which literary technique?

Q10of 10

Which statement most accurately reflects Mary Shelley's belief about Shelley's afterlife or continuation of being?

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