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Prophecies: Prophecy is not only prediction, but also any.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

According to Lowell's prose note, what does 'prophecy' mean beyond simple prediction?

Q02of 10

In the lines from Freedom, the speaker addresses the North wind and the blue sea primarily to make what point?

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The phrase 'too familiar clank of chains' functions primarily as what poetic device?

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When the poem Freedom describes the sea flinging 'wreaths of freedom' on rocks 'as on an altar,' the simile suggests that freedom is best understood as

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In the closing stanza of Freedom quoted in the note, what does Lowell suggest America should do if it proves too cowardly to embrace its founding ideals?

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The reference to the Mayflower as 'hero-freighted' and its path as a 'prophet-track' primarily serves to

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What is the tone of the lines from Freedom that address the North wind and the sea?

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According to the prose context, what was Lowell doing professionally at the same time he wrote The Vision of Sir Launfal?

Q09of 10

The note argues that understanding Lowell's antislavery activism is essential to reading Sir Launfal because it reveals that the poem's deeper subject is

Q10of 10

The phrase 'blood-red eclipse' applied to Europe in the closing lines of Freedom most likely symbolizes

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