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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. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Pride.
(c) Awe.
(d) Anticipation.

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the common name of the titular bird?

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

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

5. What technique is employed in the poem's final two lines, "blue-bleak embers, ah my dear/ Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermilion"?

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