Q01of 10
What is the poem's basic structural form?
Q02of 10
In lines 5–10, Lowell compares himself to dough animated by yeast primarily to convey what?
Q03of 10
What does Lowell say a perfect dinner toast should resemble, according to lines 29–36?
Q04of 10
The phrase 'heavy dragoons of the mind' (line 40) is an example of which poetic technique?
Q05of 10
In lines 51–56, to what does Lowell compare a toast, and what happens when it meets hard thought?
Q06of 10
What is the tone of lines 41–50, in which Lowell describes rambling dinner speeches?
Q07of 10
The allusion to 'Aaron's' stick (line 13) that is asked to 'bud / Into eloquence' refers to which biblical event?
Q08of 10
What is the central comic logic of Lowell's concluding toast in lines 79–84?
Q09of 10
Which of the following best describes the role of the speaker in this poem?
Q10of 10
In lines 17–20, Lowell jokes that rising after dinner is unlike 'rising with the sun' and credits 'Thomson' with saying it is good 'for a lark.' What is the primary comic technique at work here?
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