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TRAVELLER.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary form of this poem?

Q02of 10

Who is the speaker in 'Traveller'?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'hurrying, headlong waters' is an example of which literary technique?

Q04of 10

What central theme does the river most directly represent in the poem?

Q05of 10

The speaker asks the river, 'What secret trouble stirs thy breast?' What technique does this line primarily employ?

Q06of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem?

Q07of 10

In the second stanza, what does the speaker identify as 'what is best / In this too restless world'?

Q08of 10

The repetition of 'Mad River' within the first stanza serves primarily to:

Q09of 10

The image of water pouring over 'this rocky shelf forever' most closely reinforces which idea?

Q10of 10

Which word in the poem most directly signals the speaker's implicit criticism of the modern human condition?

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