Q01of 10
What are the bells in the poem primarily doing throughout the first stanza?
Q02of 10
Which structural feature best describes the poem's overall organization?
Q03of 10
The simile comparing the bells to 'spattering showers from a bursten sky-rocket' primarily conveys which quality?
Q04of 10
What is the dominant tone Lawrence establishes toward the church's evening service?
Q05of 10
How is the moon personified in the second stanza?
Q06of 10
The phrase 'the poor bells cease, and the Night is exempt' most nearly means which of the following?
Q07of 10
Which literary technique does Lawrence use when he writes that the trees drop leaves 'with a faint, sharp hiss of contempt'?
Q08of 10
What thematic contrast is central to the entire poem?
Q09of 10
The final image of the church 'peopled with shadows and sounds and ghosts that lurch / In its cenotaph' suggests which of the following?
Q10of 10
The pronoun 'he' is italicized when referring to the winking star that keeps the moon company. What is the most likely effect of this emphasis?
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