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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would it mean to have "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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