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In Section I, stanza 1, the speaker's opening vision of a woman beside her 'visionary wheel' primarily establishes what aspect of the figure representing America?
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The transformation of the cloud image from a woman at her wheel to an armored warrior (lines 22–31) is best described as which structural technique?
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In Section I, stanza 2, the phrase 'a fortress of the poor' characterizes America primarily as
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Section I, stanza 3 uses the imagery of 'new stars' clustering together to allude to which historical fact about the United States?
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Which classical allusion does Lowell invoke when describing America in her warrior aspect, 'Erect she flamed in mail of sun-wove gold'?
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In Section II, stanza 1, Lowell argues that America's true 'monuments' differ from those of the Old World because they are
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The line 'none can breathe her air nor grow humane' (line 140) expresses which central theme of the poem?
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The tone of Section II, stanza 3, which opens 'Oh, better far the briefest hour / Of Athens self-consumed,' is best described as
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The simile 'Petal by petal spreads the perfect rose' (line 153) is used by Lowell to argue that
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The closing question 'Shall Ocean bar him from his destined West?' (line 171) refers most directly to the speaker's concern that
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