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Quiz — Storgy

IN ABSENCE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the form of 'In Absence'?

Q02of 10

What enables the speaker to endure 'these rugged, wintry days'?

Q03of 10

To what natural agents are the beloved's arrival compared in the octave?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'thy clear looks / Bid my heart bloom' primarily exemplify?

Q05of 10

In the sestet, what unusual quality do the beloved's eyes possess regarding April rain?

Q06of 10

What is the best description of the poem's overall tone?

Q07of 10

Why does the speaker ultimately settle on May, rather than March or April, as the best likeness for the beloved?

Q08of 10

The line 'free swift brooks / From icy cares' most closely parallels which effect the beloved has on the speaker?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'Save there the rain in dreamy clouds doth stay' functions mainly as which literary device?

Q10of 10

What does the word 'loath' mean as used in 'As loath to fall out of those happy skies'?

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