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Blank Verse in Hardy's Poems

Blank Verse in Hardy's Poems

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following poems by Thomas Hardy is written in blank verse?

  1. The Darkling Thrush
  2. In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'
  3. Neutral Tones
  4. The Convergence of the Twain
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the rhyme scheme of blank verse?

  1. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
  2. AABB CCDD EEFF GG
  3. ABCB DEFE GHIG JK
  4. No rhyme scheme
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many syllables are there in a line of blank verse?

  1. 5
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 20
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the meter of blank verse?

  1. Iambic pentameter
  2. Trochaic octameter
  3. Anapestic tetrameter
  4. Spondaic hexameter
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following lines from "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'" is an example of blank verse?

  1. Only a man harrowing clods
  2. In a slow silent walk with an old horse that stumbles and stops
  3. But a few sad figures bereft and resigned
  4. All night in the field so stern with a sense of the stark realities
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the main theme of "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'"?

  1. The futility of war
  2. The beauty of nature
  3. The power of love
  4. The importance of family
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How does Hardy use imagery in "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'"?

  1. To create a sense of beauty
  2. To create a sense of horror
  3. To create a sense of irony
  4. To create a sense of mystery
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the tone of "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'"?

  1. Optimistic
  2. Pessimistic
  3. Nostalgic
  4. Romantic
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a symbol in "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'"?

  1. The horse
  2. The plow
  3. The field
  4. The moon
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the significance of the title "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'"?

  1. It refers to the outbreak of World War I
  2. It refers to the end of World War I
  3. It refers to the aftermath of World War I
  4. It refers to the threat of a future war
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following poems by Thomas Hardy is NOT written in blank verse?

  1. The Darkling Thrush
  2. In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'
  3. Neutral Tones
  4. The Convergence of the Twain
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