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TWILIGHT.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'Twilight'?

Q02of 10

The image of whitecaps described as 'wings of sea-birds' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

What does 'the ruddier light' inside the fisherman's cottage most likely represent in contrast to the stormy exterior?

Q04of 10

What is the most plausible reason the child's face is pressed 'close, close' to the window?

Q05of 10

The 'woman's waving shadow' that is 'passing to and fro' primarily conveys which of the following?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's final two stanzas?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'beat at the heart of the mother' in the final stanza is an example of which technique?

Q08of 10

The word 'crazy' in 'the crazy casement' most nearly means which of the following in context?

Q09of 10

Which literary device does Longfellow primarily use by repeating the lines about 'the roaring ocean' and 'the night-wind' in both of the final two stanzas?

Q10of 10

What central theme does the poem most fully explore through the juxtaposition of the child and the mother?

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