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EURYDICE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker identify as 'Eurydice' by the poem's end?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, how does the speaker characterize the experience of being outdoors in summer?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'plated wares of Sheffield stamp / We gave the old Aladdin's lamp' is best understood as:

Q04of 10

What structural role does the Taghkanic torrent image play in the poem?

Q05of 10

Which mythological figures are invoked in the stanza describing childhood imaginative play?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final couplet, 'For us,--we turn life's diary o'er / To find but one word,--Nevermore'?

Q07of 10

The lines 'Neath the lewd Satyr's veiling paint / Glows forth the Sibyl, Muse, or Saint' employ which primary technique?

Q08of 10

The image 'Mountains of gold that pierce the sky, / Girdling its valleyed poverty' most nearly represents:

Q09of 10

In the closing movement, Eurydice is described as fading 'like a star away / Into an atmosphere whose shine / With fuller day o'ermasters thine.' What does this simile suggest about her departure?

Q10of 10

The word 'supernaculum' (line 8) refers to drinking to the last drop. How does this word contribute to the poem's opening argument?

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