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THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker claim to have personally done with the Flying Dutchman?

Q02of 10

Which two famous literary figures does Lowell invoke to characterize the Flying Dutchman in the second stanza?

Q03of 10

What does the Dutchman ask the speaker to do when he greets him?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'donners and wetters' most likely represents which of the following?

Q05of 10

What is the 'ominous ending in dam' that the speaker notices in the letter addresses?

Q06of 10

In stanzas nine through eleven, the 'Flying Dutchman' figure on shore is most directly compared to which type of person?

Q07of 10

The simile 'Like a long-disembodied idea' primarily conveys which quality of the Dutchman?

Q08of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem?

Q09of 10

In the final two stanzas, the speaker's ultimatum to the Dutchman is best summarized as which of the following?

Q10of 10

Which poetic technique does Lowell use when he writes 'changing green turtle to mock'?

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