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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?

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

(see the answer key)

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