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YOUTH AND AGE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Youth and Age' by Longfellow?

Q02of 10

In the octave, what does the speaker primarily ask to have restored?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'sweet-bitter tears of human hearts' is best understood as an example of which poetic device?

Q04of 10

To whom is the speaker directly addressing his plea throughout the poem?

Q05of 10

What does the speaker suggest Amor feeds upon, according to the sestet?

Q06of 10

The volta, or turn in argument, occurs at which point in the poem?

Q07of 10

The image of 'tinder to a holier fire' at the poem's close primarily conveys which idea?

Q08of 10

Which theme is MOST central to the poem?

Q09of 10

The speaker describes his aged footsteps as 'slow and fraught with pain.' What does this imagery most directly emphasize?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'almost reached the other shore' in the sestet most likely alludes to which concept?

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