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AGASSIZ.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

In Part I, Section 1, what does Lowell identify as the agent that 'annihilates Ocean's prerogative of short reprieve'?

Q02of 10

Which structural form best describes 'Agassiz' as a whole?

Q03of 10

The image of an 'uprooted mountain oak' in Part I, Section 3 primarily functions to convey what about Agassiz's death?

Q04of 10

In Part II, Section 1, Lowell contrasts Agassiz with a certain type of genius. How does he characterize that contrasting type?

Q05of 10

The epigraph 'Non fiere gli occhi suoi lo dolce lome?' alludes to which earlier literary tradition?

Q06of 10

What tone does Lowell adopt when he invokes 'Deep-chested Chapman and firm-footed Ben'?

Q07of 10

Lowell writes that Agassiz 'caught his native greatness at rebound / From generosities itself had fired.' This best means that Agassiz's greatness was:

Q08of 10

In Part I, Section 2, the speaker's reaction upon reading 'Agassiz is dead' is compared to:

Q09of 10

Which statement best describes Lowell's stated intention for the poem, as he explains it in Part I, Section 4?

Q10of 10

The classical allusions to 'Philemon' and 'Amphitryon' at the close of Part II, Section 2 are used to suggest that Agassiz:

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