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ABOVE AND BELOW.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall structural form of 'Above and Below'?

Q02of 10

In Part I, what does the 'mountain's dial-hand' primarily refer to?

Q03of 10

Which image in Part I most directly personifies the Dawn?

Q04of 10

What is the dominant theme shared across both parts of the poem?

Q05of 10

In Part I, the speaker urges the valley-dwellers to 'Stay not for taking scrip or cup.' What does this line most closely mean?

Q06of 10

In Part II, the valley-dweller says 'the bruisèd reed is amply tough / To pierce the shield of error.' What poetic technique does this primarily exemplify?

Q07of 10

How does the tone of Part II differ most noticeably from the tone of Part I?

Q08of 10

The speaker of Part II tells the lone mountain-watcher to 'Plunge deep the rowels of thy speech.' A rowel is the spiked wheel of a spur. What does this image suggest about the mountain-dweller's role?

Q09of 10

The poem contains an allusion when it refers to 'the bruisèd reed.' Which source does this most likely echo?

Q10of 10

According to Part II, what does the valley-dweller observe that tells them 'the day is nigh,' even while sitting in shadow?

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