Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Evangeline? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In what meter is "Evangeline" written?
Iambic Pentameter
Spondees
Dactylic Hexameter
The Funky Meters
Q. In which poetic form is Longfellow writing?
Lyric
Epic
Vedic
Dyspeptic
Q. The line "Sounds of psalms, that were sung by the Swedes in their church at Wicaco" (1328) gives us an example of ____.
Enjambment
Apostrophe
Asphyxiation
Alliteration
Q. The lines "All was ended now, the hope, and the fear, and the sorrow,/ All the aching of heart, the restless, unsatisfied longing,/ All the dull, deep pain, and constant anguish of patience!" (1376-1378) give us an example of ____.
Anaphora
Amphora
Alliteration
Euphoria
Q. Which classical poets was Longfellow imitating in this poem?
Homer and Bart
Virgil and Buffy
Homer and Virgil
Bart and Buffy