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ON BEING ASKED FOR AN AUTOGRAPH IN VENICE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the poem's overall form and structure?

Q02of 10

What does the speaker compare himself to in the final two lines?

Q03of 10

What physical action does 'something within me hangs the head and shrinks' most directly convey about the speaker?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'silent trump' in line 3 is best understood as a reference to which image?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's central theme?

Q06of 10

The word 'cockney' in the final couplet is used primarily to suggest which quality?

Q07of 10

How does the speaker characterize the great figures of Venice's past in the octave?

Q08of 10

What is the tone of the poem's final sestet?

Q09of 10

The imagery of 'stars above our misty ways' functions chiefly to illustrate which contrast?

Q10of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently employed in 'thought met deed with mutual passion's leap'?

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