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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 does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?
(a) Covering.
(b) Like a nun's habit.
(c) Muffling.
(d) Rippling.

2. What is "sillion" (line 12)?
(a) An uncountable amount.
(b) The sparkling of a diamond.
(c) A type of soil.
(d) Sunshine.

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

4. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?
(a) Atanaclasis.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Asyndeton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the poem dedicated?

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

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

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

5. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?

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