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THE BEGGAR.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary form/structure of 'The Beggar' by James Russell Lowell?

Q02of 10

What does the speaker mean by 'pilgrim's scrip' as used throughout the poem?

Q03of 10

Which quality does the speaker ask of the old oak tree?

Q04of 10

In the granite stanza, what does 'the changeful April sky of chance' most likely represent?

Q05of 10

What imagery does the speaker use to describe how grief should affect him after receiving the pine's gift?

Q06of 10

What is the overall theme of 'The Beggar'?

Q07of 10

How does the speaker characterize himself in the penultimate stanza (beginning 'Ye have been very kind')?

Q08of 10

What technique is most consistently employed when the speaker addresses the oak, granite, pine, brook, and violet?

Q09of 10

What is the tone of the final stanza, in which the speaker turns to the violet?

Q10of 10

The speaker asks the violet for 'modesty' because the violet 'blossoms here as well, unseen.' What does this detail most directly imply?

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