Q01of 10
What is the primary subject of the epigraph that forms the body of this poem?
Q02of 10
The title 'Quintilianus' most likely alludes to which historical figure?
Q03of 10
The poem is written in Occitan rather than English or Latin. What effect does this choice of language most powerfully create?
Q04of 10
The image of placing 'une estèlo à toun froun' (a star on your brow) is best described as what kind of figurative language?
Q05of 10
The word 'encrumit' (darkened or shadowed) applied to the language's brow suggests which of the following thematic concerns?
Q06of 10
How does the structure of this poem — essentially a single epigraphic couplet with a title — affect its tone?
Q07of 10
The speaker's use of the intimate 'toun' (your, informal second-person singular in Occitan) to address the language indicates what about the speaker's relationship to it?
Q08of 10
By invoking Quintilian in the title alongside an Occitan epigraph, Lowell juxtaposes two traditions. What is the most likely purpose of this juxtaposition?
Q09of 10
Which term best describes the overall form of this poem as Lowell has constructed it?
Q10of 10
What does the speaker literally promise to do for 'ma lengo' (my language) in the poem's two lines?
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