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VICTORY.

by Alfred Noyes.

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

Q01of 10

Which two flags are described as rising together before the altar in Part I?

Q02of 10

In Part II, what sound accompanies the speaker's vision of the fallen soldiers passing by?

Q03of 10

What is the primary tone of Part II, where Noyes writes 'There were no trumpets blown for victory'?

Q04of 10

In Part III, the 'legions of small white crosses, mile on mile' primarily function as an image of what?

Q05of 10

The rhetorical question 'Who shall destroy the cross that rose again?' in Part III is best understood as an example of which poetic technique?

Q06of 10

In Part IV, what does Noyes mean when he warns readers to 'Cheat not your heart with promises to pay'?

Q07of 10

How does the speaker characterize grief in the closing couplet of Part IV?

Q08of 10

In Parts V and VI, the capitalized 'Love' functions structurally as which of the following?

Q09of 10

What does Noyes identify in Part VII as the single gift the living can give to honor the dead?

Q10of 10

The poem's final line, 'There's but one way. God make us better men,' is best described in terms of structure and theme as which of the following?

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