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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. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?
(a) Daylight.
(b) The dawn.
(c) The air.
(d) Flight.

2. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
(a) Alliteration and internal rhyme.
(b) Metaphor and alliteration.
(c) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.
(d) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.

3. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) A Victorian minister.
(b) The poet's spouse.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) Christ.

4. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
(a) Kingdom.
(b) Morning.
(c) Minion.
(d) Daylight.

5. What is the common name of the titular bird?
(a) Osprey.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Kite.
(d) Kestrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is being referred to in line 10's "thee"?

2. In lines 10 and 11, the speaker says that the fire "that breaks from thee" is a billion times "lovelier" and more what?

3. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?

4. Where is the volta of "The Windhover"?

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

(see the answer key)

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