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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

TO VITTORIA COLONNA.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What central paradox does the speaker identify in the opening quatrain?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'Cause yieldeth to effect' in line 5 is best understood as meaning:

Q03of 10

Which two art forms does the speaker propose as vehicles for preserving immortality?

Q04of 10

What does the speaker reveal about his own relationship to Art in the third line of the second quatrain?

Q05of 10

The tone of the closing couplet ('How fair thou wast, and I how full of woe') is best described as:

Q06of 10

The line 'And even Nature is by Art surpassed' functions primarily as:

Q07of 10

The phrase 'Time is breaking faith with me' implies which of the following?

Q08of 10

Which rhetorical device is most prominent in the question 'Lady, how can it chance--yet this we see'?

Q09of 10

The poem's structure as a Petrarchan sonnet is significant here because:

Q10of 10

According to the sestet, what specific information does the speaker promise Art will convey to future generations?

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