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BIRDOFREDUM SAWIN..

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural device Lowell uses in this passage to deliver social commentary?

Q02of 10

When Wilbur compares himself to 'one fishing from the rocks,' what technique does this represent?

Q03of 10

What does Wilbur imply when he mentions Alphonso the Sixth of Portugal?

Q04of 10

The anecdote about 'him who preached all his hearers out' is used by Wilbur to:

Q05of 10

Which theme is most central to this editorial note?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the opening metaphor comparing readers to 'swallows over a pool before rain'?

Q07of 10

The allusion to the 'second labor of Hercules' is used to describe:

Q08of 10

What does Wilbur see from his study window at the close of the passage, and what does it prompt him to do?

Q09of 10

The reference to Jacques Cartier reading the Gospel of Saint John in Latin to Canadian indigenous peoples is used to argue that:

Q10of 10

When Wilbur compares old-fashioned sermon structures to 'the vertebræ of the saurians,' he is primarily doing which of the following?

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