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WALTER VON DER VOGELWEID.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What does Vogelweid request the monks do with his treasures after his death?

Q02of 10

What reason does Vogelweid give for wanting birds to be fed at his tomb?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'poets of the air' in the fifth stanza is an example of which literary technique?

Q04of 10

What is the 'War of Wartburg' as referenced in the poem?

Q05of 10

What motivates the abbot to end the feeding of birds?

Q06of 10

Which word best describes the tone Longfellow uses when portraying the abbot?

Q07of 10

How does Longfellow's use of repetition in 'Day by day' and 'Then in vain' contribute to the poem's structure?

Q08of 10

What is the ultimate fate of Vogelweid's legend by the poem's end?

Q09of 10

The birds are called 'feathered Minnesingers' in stanza eleven. This label primarily serves to reinforce which central theme?

Q10of 10

Where exactly is Vogelweid's body laid to rest according to the poem's opening stanza?

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