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AMBROSE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

Which form best describes the overall structure of 'Ambrose'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, Ambrose's 'bed of iron and scourgings oft' primarily function as imagery of what?

Q03of 10

What is the central theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

Who is the speaker of the lines beginning 'As each beholds in cloud and fire'?

Q05of 10

The vase-and-water demonstration (lines 53–59) is best understood as what type of literary technique?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the narrator toward Ambrose in lines 13–18, where Ambrose 'builded a perfect faith'?

Q07of 10

The line 'Fenced round about with The Lord thus saith' (line 14) alludes most directly to what?

Q08of 10

Which comprehension question is answered correctly by the text?

Q09of 10

How does Ambrose's internal state change between line 17 and the final stanza?

Q10of 10

What does the image of the 'pillar of fire and cloud' (line 42) most likely allude to?

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