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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

JULY 21, 1865.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

The speaker opens by claiming that song is 'weak-winged.' What does this admission primarily establish?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'squadron-strophes' in line 9 is an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

In the first stanza, 'Lethe's dreamless ooze' alludes to which classical concept?

Q04of 10

Who is the 'Reverend Mother' addressed in Stanza II?

Q05of 10

Lines 19–23 dismiss 'No lore of Greece or Rome' and 'reading stars.' What is the speaker's main point in these lines?

Q06of 10

The capitalized word 'VERITAS' near the end of the poem refers most directly to:

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of this ode overall?

Q08of 10

Which best describes the structural relationship between the poem's two stanzas?

Q09of 10

The image 'live battle-odes whose lines were steel and fire' characterizes the fallen soldiers' actions as:

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what specifically enticed Harvard's sons away from 'happy homes and toils'?

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