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WHARTON..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What relationship do William and Marmaduke share in the poem?

Q02of 10

Which phrase best describes the poem's formal structure?

Q03of 10

How does Longfellow resolve the apparent paradox of 'untimely graves'?

Q04of 10

What is the primary effect of the image 'Walked hand in hand'?

Q05of 10

The speaker's tone throughout the poem is best described as which of the following?

Q06of 10

Why does the poem mention that 'Two hundred armed men / And many horsemen guarded them'?

Q07of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in 'their noble death'?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'martyred brothers' contains an allusion most consistent with which tradition?

Q09of 10

What does the speaker mean by stating 'I saw their noble death'?

Q10of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem as a whole?

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