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MONNA LISA.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza of 'Monna Lisa'?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'soul's nunnery' most likely symbolizes the woman's:

Q03of 10

In the line 'A confidence that man to man / Without remorse can never show,' Lowell suggests that the woman offers a kind of intimacy that:

Q04of 10

What does 'not a pulse rebellious stirs' suggest about the effect of the woman's art on the speaker?

Q05of 10

The title 'Monna Lisa' alludes most directly to:

Q06of 10

Which best describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'since she never can be mine' indicates which aspect of the speaker's situation?

Q08of 10

'Makes it seem sweeter to be hers' represents which literary technique?

Q09of 10

What does 'Rare art, that can the sense refine' attribute to the woman?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what does the woman give the speaker in the first stanza?

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