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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

SUMMER.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What does the German phrase 'Auf wiedersehen' literally mean, and why is it significant to the poem's central theme?

Q02of 10

In the third stanza, the speaker describes lingering 'in delicious pain.' What poetic technique does this phrase exemplify?

Q03of 10

How does the poem's structure reinforce its emotional content?

Q04of 10

What does the speaker observe in the fourth stanza that confirms the power of sense memory?

Q05of 10

In the final stanza, the speaker says 'The English words had seemed too fain.' What does he mean?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem overall?

Q07of 10

The phrase 'vision white' in the second stanza is best understood as an example of what literary technique?

Q08of 10

What is the speaker's relationship to the woman at the time of the original farewell?

Q09of 10

The lilacs appear in both the first and fourth stanzas. What function do they serve in the poem?

Q10of 10

In the third stanza, the speaker wonders whether, in 'that chamber,' she thinks 'Auf wiedersehen?' with a question mark. What shift does this punctuation signal?

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