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Quiz — Storgy

NEW-YEAR'S EVE, 1850.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker describe as "the midnight of the century"?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, "Godminster" is best understood as a reference to:

Q03of 10

The phrase "starry hands move on" is primarily an example of which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

In the first stanza, "Night is the dark stem of the lily Day" functions chiefly as:

Q05of 10

What does Lowell mean by "volcan glares set all the east aglow"?

Q06of 10

The speaker's tone throughout the poem is best described as:

Q07of 10

In the second stanza, "we are not poorer that we wept and yearned" means:

Q08of 10

The closing line, "Yet by one Sun is every orbit bent," most directly expresses which theme?

Q09of 10

How is the poem structured in terms of stanza form?

Q10of 10

The word "mornward" is repeated as an angelic cry in the first stanza. What is its primary structural function?

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