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HOMER WILBUR, A.M..

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What structural form does 'Homer Wilbur, A.M.' primarily take?

Q02of 10

Sawin states he converted to the Southern religion primarily because it aligned with his desire to avoid:

Q03of 10

The camp-meeting preacher's central argument, as Sawin summarizes it, is that enslaving Africans is justified because:

Q04of 10

How does Lowell use Sawin's account of his 'conversion' to create dramatic irony?

Q05of 10

Sawin's praise of Jefferson Davis's press censorship ('Our papers don't purtend to print on'y wut Guv'ment choose') is meant by Lowell to illustrate which theme?

Q06of 10

The imagery of Sawin feeling 'conviction weighin' down somehow inside my hat' and a 'kin' o' whirlin'' during the revival most likely suggests:

Q07of 10

When Sawin traces Miss Higgs's ancestry as 'all Juggernot, on Pa's all Cavileer' and then hires someone to find him a noble family tree, Lowell is satirizing:

Q08of 10

Which literary technique best describes Lowell's use of Sawin's dialect spelling throughout the poem?

Q09of 10

Sawin's extended critique of Northern democratic governance (lines 261–294) serves primarily to:

Q10of 10

At the end of the poem, Sawin signs off expecting to be 'nex' spring' in a new position. What does this closing suggest about his character arc?

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