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A FABLE.

by James Russell Lowell.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

Why do Israel and Joe choose Sunday morning for their hunting trip?

Q02of 10

What finally persuades Joe to go hunting despite his moral reservations?

Q03of 10

The poem is written primarily in which verse form?

Q04of 10

The goose that Israel shoots belongs to whom?

Q05of 10

Which literary technique does Lowell use most prominently throughout the poem to establish character and setting?

Q06of 10

What is the central irony in the poem's resolution?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'queen's-arm' in the line '_Bang!_ went queen's-arm' refers to what?

Q08of 10

What does Israel's nickname for Joe — calling him 'Deacon' — primarily accomplish in context?

Q09of 10

What is the dominant tone of 'A Fable'?

Q10of 10

Which theme is most directly illustrated by Joe's shift from refusing to shoot the goose to eagerly anticipating eating it?

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