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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 type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?
(a) Eye.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Slant.
(d) Feminine.

2. In lines 2-3, "in his riding/ Of the rolling level underneath him steady air," which word tells what the bird is "riding"?
(a) "Air."
(b) "Him."
(c) "Rolling."
(d) "Level."

3. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Personification.
(d) Apostrophe.

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

5. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A swing.
(c) A ball being thrown.
(d) An ice skater.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

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

4. What is "sillion" (line 12)?

5. To whom is the poem dedicated?

(see the answer key)

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