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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) A Victorian minister.
(b) Christ.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) The poet's spouse.
2. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
(a) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(b) Alliteration and internal rhyme.
(c) Metaphor and alliteration.
(d) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.
3. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?
(a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
(b) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(c) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(d) Christina Rossetti.
4. What does line 10 say "Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume" do "here" (line 9)?
(a) Stir.
(b) Break.
(c) Buckle.
(d) Soar.
5. Who is being referred to in line 10's "thee"?
(a) The air.
(b) The windhover.
(c) Christ.
(d) The speaker.
Short Answer Questions
1. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?
2. What is the common name of the titular bird?
3. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?
4. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "B" lines"?
5. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?
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