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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?
2. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
3. In lines 2-3, "in his riding/ Of the rolling level underneath him steady air," which word tells what the bird is "riding"?
4. What is "sillion" (line 12)?
5. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Windhover," who is speaking, and what moves him to speak?
2. Describe the relationship of the content in the poem's final six lines to the content in lines 1-8.
3. What Christian paradox is expressed when the speaker refers to the bird as both a "minion" and a "dauphin" (lines 1-2)?
4. What is the meaning of the simile contained in lines 6 and 7: " As a skate's heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding/ Rebuffed the big wind"?
5. What makes a creature like the windhover an appropriate symbol for Christ?
6. What are the literal and figurative meanings of the poem's references to a "dauphin" and a "chevalier"?
7. Describe the poetic form of "The Windhover."
8. How do the images in the last three lines support the idea that there is "no wonder" in the kestrel's fight (line 9)?
9. What is a "windhover," and what characteristic of its flight is focused on in this poem?
10. What is the relationship of the expression "in his riding/ Of the rolling level underneath him steady air" (lines 2-3) to the later reference to "the rein of a wimpling wing" (line 4)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that analyzes how Hopkins's experiences during his training as a Jesuit are reflected in the theme of "The Windhover." Describe his struggles during this period of his life and how he reconciled his experiences with his theology. Then, offer an analysis of theme that is clearly tied to Hopkins's experiences. Support your observations with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from "The Windhover." Be sure to credit your sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the purpose of the repetitions of sound in "The Windhover." Consider how rhyme, alliteration, and assonance are all forms of repeated sound, and that these may aid Hopkins in creating both effects and meanings. Support your observations with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from "The Windhover." If you consult outside sources, be sure to credit these in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the tone of "The Windhover." Describe this tone, provide evidence supporting your interpretation, and then tie this tone to the poem's larger meaning. Support your observations with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from "The Windhover." If you consult outside sources, be sure to credit these in MLA format.
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