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A MYSTICAL COMMENT ON TITIAN'S 'SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE'.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

In Part I, the speaker compares the New Moon to a figure who is 'divinely isolate / In maiden silence.' What does this comparison primarily establish?

Q02of 10

Which poetic form best describes the verse structure of both parts of this poem?

Q03of 10

The speaker says his 'life grew rich with her, unbribed by hope / Of other guerdon.' The word 'guerdon' most nearly means:

Q04of 10

In Part I, the image of lilies ('the lilies of the mind') primarily functions to convey:

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of Part I compared with Part II?

Q06of 10

In Part II, the speaker says 'Passion put Worship's priestly raiment on / And to the woman knelt.' This line primarily conveys:

Q07of 10

The title alludes to Titian's painting of the same name. How does the poem's two-part structure most directly reflect that painting's iconography?

Q08of 10

In Part II, the speaker asks: 'Was I, then, more than mortal made? or she / Less than divine that she might mate with me?' This rhetorical question expresses:

Q09of 10

The phrase 'seed of that glad surrender of the will / That finds in service self's true purpose still' suggests that the speaker views ideal love as:

Q10of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominent in the lines 'fairer even than Peace is when she comes / Hushing War's tumult, and retreating drums / Fade to a murmur like the sough of bees'?

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