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ZEPHYRUS..

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Who is directly addressed as 'son of Erebus and Night' in the poem?

Q02of 10

In classical mythology as used in this poem, what passes through the Gate of Horn?

Q03of 10

What is the primary function of the 'silent sentinels' the speaker asks Zephyrus to set?

Q04of 10

What overall tone best describes the speaker's address to Zephyrus?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'beautiful as planets, rise' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q06of 10

Which structural feature is consistent across all three stanzas of the poem?

Q07of 10

What thematic contrast structures the poem's central argument?

Q08of 10

The imagery of 'caverns dark and deep' in the opening line primarily establishes which aspect of Zephyrus?

Q09of 10

Which word best describes what the speaker wants sleep to do to 'all sense of hearing and of sight'?

Q10of 10

The allusion to the Gate of Horn and the Ivory Gate originates most directly from which classical source?

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