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THE FATHERLAND.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

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What central question does the speaker pose at the very opening of the poem?

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In the first stanza, the speaker implies that being born in a particular country is

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The repeated refrain 'As the blue heaven wide and free' primarily functions to

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The phrase 'Joy's myrtle-wreath or sorrow's gyves' in stanza three is an example of

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What does the word 'gyves' most likely mean as used in the poem?

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In the final two stanzas, Lowell shifts from abstract philosophical questions to

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The speaker's tone throughout the poem is best described as

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The direct address 'Thank God for such a birthright, brother' is significant because it

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The poem's overall structure consists of four stanzas that follow a pattern of

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According to the poem, what qualifies a place to be considered part of the true man's fatherland?

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