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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) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(d) Metaphor and alliteration.

2. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?
(a) A falconer.
(b) A bird.
(c) A horse.
(d) A knight.

3. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
(a) B and D.
(b) A and B.
(c) A and C.
(d) B and C.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?

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

3. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?

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

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

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