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Simond's hill: In the essay _Cambridge Thirty Years Ago_ Lowell.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

According to the editorial note, Lowell describes the Cambridge village as seen from the top of Simond's Hill in which prose work?

Q02of 10

The editorial notes indicate that lines 159–161 contain an allusion to which historical conflict?

Q03of 10

Which of Lowell's works is identified in the notes as the vehicle for his satire directed against the Mexican War?

Q04of 10

The editorial notes draw a comparison between lines 174–182 of this poem and the winter imagery in which other writer's work?

Q05of 10

What is the primary geographical setting that ties together all three editorial notes accompanying this poem?

Q06of 10

Based on the notes, which best describes the overall tone of Lowell's satire in the Biglow Papers regarding the Mexican War?

Q07of 10

The poem's setting on Simond's Hill primarily evokes which combination of themes, according to the editorial context?

Q08of 10

The editorial note describing lines 174–182 suggests the poem employs which literary technique most prominently in that passage?

Q09of 10

How does the structure of the editorial notes—referencing a prose essay, a political satire, and a parallel poem—function for the reader?

Q10of 10

The description of Simond's Hill as a vantage point from which Cambridge village is observed most closely reflects which poetic technique?

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