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BON VOYAGE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Bon Voyage' by James Russell Lowell?

Q02of 10

The speaker directly addresses which two entities in the poem?

Q03of 10

In the lines 'as when Jove to Crete / Swam with less costly burthen,' Lowell alludes to which myth?

Q04of 10

What is the primary purpose of the phrase 'stormless stars control thy horoscope'?

Q05of 10

The image of 'the printless summer-sandals of the moon' primarily conveys which idea?

Q06of 10

What does the word 'burthen' mean as Lowell uses it in the sestet?

Q07of 10

Which best describes the tone of 'Bon Voyage'?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'men's path and their divider too' describes the ocean as performing which dual role?

Q09of 10

The Nautilus is mentioned in the final line most likely to suggest which of the following?

Q10of 10

In the octave, the lines 'No fairer shrine of memory and hope / To the underworld adown thy westering slope / E'er vanished' most directly mean which of the following?

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