El Dorado and The Song of Wandering Aengus

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What is El Dorado?

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A legendary city or kingdom believed to be rich in gold and precious jewels.

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Who is the author of the poem 'El Dorado'?

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Edgar Allan Poe

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What is the main theme of the poem 'El Dorado'?

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The pursuit of an unattainable goal or the search for a mythical paradise.

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What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'El Dorado'?

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AABCCB

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What is the moral lesson conveyed (communicated) in the poem 'El Dorado'?

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The journey is more important than the destination.

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Which one of the following words shows repetition in the poem 'El Dorado'? Options: darkness, shadow, gold, song

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shadow

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The poet uses repetition in lines 6, 12, 18, and 24 of 'El Dorado' in order to

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emphasize how important finding El Dorado is to the knight

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What is the mood of stanza 1 in 'El Dorado'?

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positive and optimistic

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In 'The Song of Wandering Aengus', where does the narrator go in the beginning of the poem?

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a hazel wood

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In 'The Song of Wandering Aengus', what happens to the silvery trout the speaker has caught?

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It turns into a “glimmering girl".