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FACT OR FANCY?.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

In the opening stanza, what does the speaker initially assume is producing the cuckoo sound?

Q02of 10

The poem's central structural movement can best be described as:

Q03of 10

In the second stanza, the phrase 'deepening grooves' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

What does the speaker mean when he says consciousness 'moves / From habit past to present fact'?

Q05of 10

Which word best describes the tone of the cuckoo's call as the speaker counts beyond thirty-four strikes?

Q06of 10

The 'wainscoting' mentioned in the fourth stanza serves primarily to:

Q07of 10

In the stanza beginning 'Then, half aroused,' the phrase 'ere yet Sleep's mist / From the mind's uplands furl away' employs which dominant image?

Q08of 10

What is the speaker's reaction when he counts thirty-four cuckoo calls?

Q09of 10

The mysterious woman conjured in the final two stanzas is best characterized as:

Q10of 10

The poem's title 'Fact or Fancy?' is most directly reflected in which recurring tension?

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