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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

AN APRIL BIRTHDAY--AT SEA.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

The speaker explicitly states that the sea's gray color resembles which objects?

Q02of 10

What overall form best describes the poem's structure?

Q03of 10

In stanza one, 'the white wind-flower to the billow's cap' is best understood as an image of what?

Q04of 10

Who is 'Dian' referenced in the line about 'pale disks of momentary flame'?

Q05of 10

The simile comparing the woman to 'a rose that opes its hushed surprise / In sick men's chambers' primarily conveys which idea?

Q06of 10

The speaker's tone throughout the poem can best be described as which of the following?

Q07of 10

In stanza three, gulls turning into thrushes is best understood as an example of which literary technique?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'various mood' in the final stanza most likely refers to which characteristic of the woman?

Q09of 10

Which thematic statement best captures the poem's central concern?

Q10of 10

What is the most plausible reason the speaker asks 'What far fetched influence... fills' his fancy with birds and daffodils?

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