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What is being symbolized by the mother in the poem?
What is being symbolized by the mother in the poem?
- Punishment and harshness
- Freedom and independence
- Discipline and restrictions
- Love, comfort, and protection (correct)
What is the tone of the poem in the first stanza?
What is the tone of the poem in the first stanza?
- Angry and aggressive
- Somber and melancholic (correct)
- Joyful and celebratory
- Indifferent and neutral
What literary device is used in the comparison of children to lambs?
What literary device is used in the comparison of children to lambs?
- Metaphor (correct)
- Alliteration
- Simile
- Personification
What is the irony in the line 'They are weeping in the country of the free'?
What is the irony in the line 'They are weeping in the country of the free'?
What is the poet's attitude towards the treatment of children in Victorian England?
What is the poet's attitude towards the treatment of children in Victorian England?
What is being highlighted by the contrast between the natural world and the children?
What is being highlighted by the contrast between the natural world and the children?
What is the poet's purpose in using the phrase 'the young, young children'?
What is the poet's purpose in using the phrase 'the young, young children'?
What is the poet's tone in the line 'Do you question the young children in the sorrow'?
What is the poet's tone in the line 'Do you question the young children in the sorrow'?
What is the poem's central theme?
What is the poem's central theme?
What literary device is used in the repetition of 'young' in 'the young, young children'?
What literary device is used in the repetition of 'young' in 'the young, young children'?
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