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VOICES OF THE NIGHT.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

The Greek epigraph is drawn from which ancient playwright's work?

Q02of 10

Which figure's house is specifically named in the epigraph as the destination Night is asked to visit?

Q03of 10

What gift is Night implored to bring to suffering mortals in the epigraph?

Q04of 10

From which realm is Night asked to come, according to the epigraph?

Q05of 10

The speaker's tone in the epigraph is best described as which of the following?

Q06of 10

The repetition of 'μόλε μόλε' (come, come) in the epigraph is an example of which poetic technique?

Q07of 10

By choosing this epigraph, Longfellow most likely intended to establish which predominant mood for *Voices of the Night*?

Q08of 10

The phrase translated roughly as 'we are undone, we are gone' at the epigraph's close conveys which thematic idea?

Q09of 10

Night is addressed with the word 'Πότνια' (Potnia), a term that primarily conveys which quality?

Q10of 10

The image of Night arriving 'on wings' (κατάπτερος) most directly contributes to which effect in the epigraph?

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