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Six old willows: These much-loved trees afforded Lowell a.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

How many willow trees originally stood at the site Lowell describes?

Q02of 10

In the quoted verse, Lowell compares the six willows to which constellation or star cluster?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'the seventh fallen' most likely signify in context?

Q04of 10

What threat did Lowell discover had been posted on 'his' willow tree?

Q05of 10

For what purpose did the owner intend to sell the willow trees, according to Lowell's letter?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of Lowell's letter to J.T. Fields?

Q07of 10

How does Lowell characterize the colonizers or settlers who cleared trees in *Under the Willows*?

Q08of 10

What structural device does Lowell employ by using the Pleiades metaphor for the six willows?

Q09of 10

What does Lowell's statement 'the dear friends of a lifetime' reveal about his relationship to the willows?

Q10of 10

Approximately how many years passed between Lowell's earlier poem *A Year's Life* (the 'Reverie') and the letter to J.T. Fields mentioned in the passage?

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