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ABSENCE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

In the opening lines, how does the speaker rank 'Absence' relative to 'Sleep' and 'Death'?

Q02of 10

What does the phrase 'Life's lips their red forego' most likely convey?

Q03of 10

In the second stanza, what function do 'Heaven's lamps' serve for the speaker?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'Parched in an air unfreshened' relies primarily on which poetic technique?

Q05of 10

What is the 'brain-born ghost' the speaker refers to in the third stanza?

Q06of 10

How does the speaker's encounter with the 'brain-born ghost' ultimately affect the grief?

Q07of 10

Which best describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

The image of the beloved's eyes in 'Light of those eyes that made the light of mine' suggests what about the speaker's emotional life?

Q09of 10

What is the poem's structural progression across its three stanzas?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what would be a strange kind of relief for the speaker?

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