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JASMIN..

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

According to the prose passage, what was the original reason Lowell inserted verse into the printer's blank page?

Q02of 10

Which term best describes the overall tone of Lowell's account of how 'The Courtin'' was composed?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker identify as his only previous attempt at 'anything like a pastoral'?

Q04of 10

The Latin epigraph from Quintilian illustrates a person recognized as a foreigner because he spoke 'too Attic.' This anecdote most directly supports which theme of the broader work?

Q05of 10

The French epigraph by Henri Beyle (Stendhal) warns that politics in literature will 'mortellement offend' half the readers and 'bore the other half.' What structural role does this epigraph play in the text?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the form of 'JASMIN.' as presented here?

Q07of 10

Lowell mentions that he kept no copy of the original verse fragment. What consequence did this have?

Q08of 10

The word 'importunings' near the end of the passage most nearly means:

Q09of 10

The Jocelin Chronicle epigraph notes that a certain person 'used to preach to the people in English, but according to the language of Norfolk where he was born.' This most closely parallels which aspect of Lowell's poetic project?

Q10of 10

When Lowell writes that he 'infused a little more sentiment in a homely way' into the Baltimore Fair verses, the word 'homely' most likely means:

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