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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 type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?
2. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
3. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
4. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?
5. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the images in the last three lines support the idea that there is "no wonder" in the kestrel's fight (line 9)?
2. What is a "windhover," and what characteristic of its flight is focused on in this poem?
3. In "The Windhover," who is speaking, and what moves him to speak?
4. 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)?
5. Describe the poetic form of "The Windhover."
6. What Christian paradox is expressed when the speaker refers to the bird as both a "minion" and a "dauphin" (lines 1-2)?
7. Describe the relationship of the content in the poem's final six lines to the content in lines 1-8.
8. What are the literal and figurative meanings of the poem's references to a "dauphin" and a "chevalier"?
9. What makes a creature like the windhover an appropriate symbol for Christ?
10. 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"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that analyzes how Hopkins's ideas about "inscape" and "instress" are reflected in "The Windhover." Define these terms clearly and then make a clear claim about how the poem exemplifies the poet's concern with both ideas. 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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes Hopkins's use of the sonnet form in "The Windhover." Describe the ways in which he adheres to expectations of the sonnet form and the ways in which he breaks these expectations. Show how his choice of the sonnet form supports meaning and how both his adherence to and departure from expectations add to the significance of his choice of form. 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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