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What does the poet compare the river Nile to at the beginning of the poem?
What does the poet compare the river Nile to at the beginning of the poem?
a son
What literary device is used when the river Nile is described as the 'Son of the old Moon-mountains African'?
What literary device is used when the river Nile is described as the 'Son of the old Moon-mountains African'?
metaphor
What is the parent of the river Nile according to the poet?
What is the parent of the river Nile according to the poet?
old Moon-mountain range
How does the poet add emphasis to the river Nile's male characteristics?
How does the poet add emphasis to the river Nile's male characteristics?
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What can be seen as an anthropomorphism in the poem?
What can be seen as an anthropomorphism in the poem?
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What does the poet use to compare the river Nile's parentage to a person?
What does the poet use to compare the river Nile's parentage to a person?
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What does the poet refer to as a metaphor as well as an anthropomorphism?
What does the poet refer to as a metaphor as well as an anthropomorphism?
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What does the poet use to interrupt the flow of the line and give time for the reader to think on the mystery and obscurity of the river Nile?
What does the poet use to interrupt the flow of the line and give time for the reader to think on the mystery and obscurity of the river Nile?
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What does the poet juxtapose to further enhance the mystery of the river?
What does the poet juxtapose to further enhance the mystery of the river?
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What is the meaning of 'seeing's inward span'?
What is the meaning of 'seeing's inward span'?
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What does the poet ask the river whether it is truly or just enchanting for the men who worked with extreme labor to honor it?
What does the poet ask the river whether it is truly or just enchanting for the men who worked with extreme labor to honor it?
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What does the ellipsis 'twixt' mean in modern English?
What does the ellipsis 'twixt' mean in modern English?
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What is the metaphor through which Keats attempts to illustrate how the river tended the dark-complexioned people and gave life to their civilizations?
What is the metaphor through which Keats attempts to illustrate how the river tended the dark-complexioned people and gave life to their civilizations?
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What literary device is used in the line 'Rest for a space 'twixt Cairo and Decan'?
What literary device is used in the line 'Rest for a space 'twixt Cairo and Decan'?
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What does the poet conclude about inaccurate imaginations in the ninth line?
What does the poet conclude about inaccurate imaginations in the ninth line?
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What is the meaning of 'Volta' in the context of the text?
What is the meaning of 'Volta' in the context of the text?
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