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TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL DORIC..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is subtitled 'Translated from the Original Doric.' What is the primary effect of this framing device?

Q02of 10

What does the phrase 'Reform or Civil War' establish at the very opening of the poem?

Q03of 10

In the poem, a 'CONSORT-QUEEN' hunting a king 'with hogs' most likely alludes to which historical situation?

Q04of 10

The 'IONIAN MINOTAUR' is a compound image. What two elements does it fuse?

Q05of 10

The hare-and-hounds image in line two ('instead of hare with dogs') functions chiefly as what kind of literary device?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall tone?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant structural form of this four-line poem?

Q08of 10

Why does Shelley capitalize 'CONSORT-QUEEN' and 'IONIAN MINOTAUR' in the text?

Q09of 10

What circumstance best explains why the poem was published anonymously and why the publisher surrendered nearly the entire print run?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what precondition would allow a 'CONSORT-QUEEN' to 'hunt a king with hogs'?

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