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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) Slant.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Feminine.

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

3. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?
(a) Assonance and euphony.
(b) Personification and consonance.
(c) Euphony and personification.
(d) Consonance and assonance.

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

5. What does "shéer plód" mean (line 12)?
(a) Clumsy and random movement.
(b) A heavy feeling of apathy.
(c) Keen and attentive determination.
(d) Slow, boring, repetitive work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?

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

3. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?

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

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

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