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PRELIMINARY NOTE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural form of 'Preliminary Note'?

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The Reverend Jeduthun Hitchcock praises Wilbur's 'History of Jaalam' primarily because it

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The lengthy numbered list of the contents of Hitchcock's communication primarily serves to

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The Latin phrase Wilbur quotes on the morning of his death— 'Summum nec metuo diem, nec opto'—most likely conveys that he

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According to the note, what does Reverend Hitchcock believe shortened Wilbur's life?

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The detail that the catalogue of Hitchcock's communication includes societies Wilbur 'would doubtless have been associated with' is best understood as an example of

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On the day he dies, Wilbur finds himself unable to read Milton's 'Hymn of the Nativity' as usual, and instead broods on 'I came not to send peace, but a sword.' This shift in his reading primarily reflects

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The tone of the 'Preliminary Note' as a whole is best described as

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The phrase 'our venerable friend (for so we may venture to call him, though we never enjoyed the high privilege of his personal acquaintance)' is an example of which literary technique?

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The note states that Wilbur was to be buried 'under a large red-cedar which he specially admired,' with a Latin epitaph 'written by himself.' What does the epitaph detail primarily reveal about Wilbur's character?

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