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IN THE BRANCACCI CHAPEL.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the unnamed painter described in the poem's opening stanza as dying 'we know not how or when'?

Q02of 10

What is the rhyme scheme of each six-line stanza in the poem?

Q03of 10

In the line 'The dust we trample heedlessly,' what does 'dust' most likely represent?

Q04of 10

What is the central theme of the poem?

Q05of 10

What is the speaker's tone when he asks, 'And is this all ye earned, / High-vaulted brain and cunning hand'?

Q06of 10

What role do the 'Ave Mary bells' play in the poem's structure?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'pathways to the commonplace' in stanza five is best understood as a reference to:

Q08of 10

The speaker addresses 'those who wrought through pathless wilds' as a metaphor for which group?

Q09of 10

In the final stanza, what does the speaker promise to the 'nameless dead'?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'sunny silences' in stanza three is an example of which poetic technique?

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