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READ AT THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIGHT AT CONCORD BRIDGE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of this poem?

Q02of 10

In Section I, the line 'Sunshine steals light from her face' primarily suggests that Freedom is:

Q03of 10

The phrase 'daughters of Time and Thought' identifies Freedom as:

Q04of 10

Who are the 'nurslings and champions' addressed in lines 18–19?

Q05of 10

What is the primary purpose of the rhetorical question 'Who cometh over the hills' that opens the poem?

Q06of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in lines 7–8: 'The leaden footstep of Care / Leaps to the tune of her pace'?

Q07of 10

The 'belts that called ye to prayer' in line 23 most likely refers to:

Q08of 10

The 'Potent seeds wherefrom should grow / Gladness for a hundred years' is best understood as a metaphor for:

Q09of 10

The tone of Section II, compared with Section I, can best be described as:

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what is Freedom described as being among 'The daughters of Time and Thought'?

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