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MY LOVE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'My Love'?

Q02of 10

In the final two stanzas, the speaker compares his love to 'a broad river's peaceful might.' What do the 'quiet isles' represent in this extended metaphor?

Q03of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem?

Q04of 10

The line 'Her life doth rightly harmonize' suggests which of the following about the woman?

Q05of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the phrase 'deeds of week-day holiness / Fall from her noiseless as the snow'?

Q06of 10

What does the speaker mean when he says she 'patiently she folds her wings / To tread the humble paths of earth'?

Q07of 10

Which theme is most central to 'My Love'?

Q08of 10

According to the poem, which quality does the woman notably lack?

Q09of 10

How does the speaker distinguish his beloved from other women in the opening stanza?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'spring-time of her childish years / Hath never lost its fresh perfume' is best interpreted to mean that the woman has

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