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FANCY'S CASUISTRY.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

Which verse form best describes the stanzas of 'Fancy's Casuistry'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, the phrase 'tumultuous bells' primarily functions as imagery of what?

Q03of 10

In the third stanza, the speaker asks 'Are those, I muse, the Easter chimes?' This question is best understood as showing that the speaker is:

Q04of 10

The lighthouse image in stanzas four and five serves primarily to:

Q05of 10

The central thematic conflict of the poem is best described as:

Q06of 10

When the speaker addresses 'My Dante' in the penultimate stanza, what rhetorical technique is being employed?

Q07of 10

What does the phrase 'cloistered ecstasy' in stanza eight most directly suggest about the speaker's self-perception?

Q08of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q09of 10

In stanza seven, the simile comparing the speaker to 'him that lieth low / In death's dark arches' suggests that:

Q10of 10

In stanza six, the speaker asks whether he is 'Seeing the life of humankind / Only as picture.' What concern does this question most directly express?

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