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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

TO WILLIAM SHELLEY..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary situation the speaker describes in the opening stanza?

Q02of 10

In stanza 2, what has happened to William's 'brother and sister dear'?

Q03of 10

Which poetic form best describes the overall structure of this poem?

Q04of 10

In stanza 4, the image of tyrants and priests standing 'on the brink of that raging river' most likely represents which theme?

Q05of 10

What does the speaker promise William at the poem's conclusion?

Q06of 10

The tone of stanza 5, beginning 'Rest, rest, and shriek not,' is best characterized as

Q07of 10

The phrase 'like wrecks on the surge of eternity' at the end of stanza 4 is an example of which literary technique?

Q08of 10

Who is 'another' who 'sleepeth still / near thy sweet mother's anxious heart' in stanza 3?

Q09of 10

Which classical civilization does Shelley invoke as a model of freedom in the final stanza?

Q10of 10

The repeated imperative 'Come with me' in stanza 1 primarily serves to

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