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1. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?

Gerard Manley Hopkins.

2. What is the common name of the titular bird?

Kestrel.

3. To whom is the poem dedicated?

Christ.

4. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?

Kingdom.

5. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?

Daylight.

6. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?

Alliteration and internal rhyme.

7. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?

Masculine.

8. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "B" lines"?

Feminine.

9. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?

A and B.

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