Q01of 10
What is the predominant stanza form used throughout 'The Changeling'?
Q02of 10
In stanza two, the speaker compares his daughter's hair to 'shadows of sun-gilt ripples / On the yellow bed of a brook.' What primary effect does this image create?
Q03of 10
What is the primary theme of 'The Changeling'?
Q04of 10
Who is the speaker of the poem?
Q05of 10
In stanza four, the 'wandering angels' are also called 'heavenly Zingari.' What does the term 'Zingari' most likely allude to?
Q06of 10
The speaker says he feels 'as weak as a violet / Alone 'neath the awful sky.' What technique is this an example of?
Q07of 10
What is the speaker's predominant tone in the final two stanzas?
Q08of 10
According to the poem, why was the daughter originally given to the speaker?
Q09of 10
In stanza six, the speaker catalogues natural events—winds, dews, rain, suns, and the turning earth—to convey what idea?
Q10of 10
Which poetic technique does Lowell use when he writes that the daughter's 'outstretched hands smiled also'?
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