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YVYTOT.

by Eugene Field.

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

Q01of 10

What structural device frames the entire narrative of 'YVYTOT'?

Q02of 10

What was the original terms of the oath sworn by the king of Yvytot to the sea-king?

Q03of 10

The image of mist that 'reached down and kissed / The waters as they wailed and wept' is repeated twice in the poem. What is the primary effect of this repetition?

Q04of 10

What does the word 'dastard' most nearly mean as the sea-king uses it in the line 'what oath a dastard swore'?

Q05of 10

Which best describes the tone of the king of Yvytot when he refuses the sea-king's demand that his son marry the sea-maiden?

Q06of 10

How does the prince's response to the sea-maiden differ fundamentally from his father's attitude toward the oath?

Q07of 10

What is the curse the sea-king places on the king of Yvytot?

Q08of 10

The sea-maiden's face is described as lifting 'in mute amaze / And tenderly a little space.' What does this image primarily convey about her appearance?

Q09of 10

The winds calling to the dead to 'drink a health to your prince his bride' is best understood as an example of which literary technique?

Q10of 10

In the closing italicized stanza, the line changes from 'wander to and fro' to 'flit shadows twain.' What does this change most clearly indicate?

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