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ARCADIA REDIVIVA.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What does the title 'Arcadia Rediviva' most nearly mean in the context of the poem?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall structure?

Q03of 10

In the opening stanza, what transports the speaker into his imagined Arcadia?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'Et ego,' sighed to himself by the speaker, most likely alludes to which classical tradition?

Q05of 10

What is the primary function of the Darby and Joan episode near the poem's end?

Q06of 10

How does Lowell use the image of 'the glass unfilled' in stanza eleven?

Q07of 10

When the speaker warns the maiden that 'even our honeymoons must wane, / Convicted of green cheese by Reason,' the tone is best described as

Q08of 10

The allusion to 'Astarte' in stanza four primarily serves to

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the stanza beginning 'O sweetness of untasted life'?

Q10of 10

In the final two stanzas, Darby discovers that 'your old beauty' is found 'in your lover's' eyes. This conclusion most directly supports which theme of the poem?

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