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THE MONIMENT.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the speaker's primary uncertainty expressed in the opening line 'I don't know hardly ef it's good or bad'?

Q02of 10

What does the title 'The Moniment' most likely refer to in the context of the poem?

Q03of 10

The dialectal spelling 'Moniment' instead of 'Monument' in the title primarily serves to:

Q04of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem's resolution?

Q05of 10

The image of a man 'holding a flower he made with his own hands' at a grave primarily functions as:

Q06of 10

The speaker's tone throughout the poem can best be described as:

Q07of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in the speaker's use of dialect and colloquial phrasing such as 'ef it's good or bad'?

Q08of 10

The speaker's self-doubt about his poem most closely parallels which broader human experience?

Q09of 10

In the poem's context, what is the most reasonable inference about the relationship between the speaker and the deceased?

Q10of 10

What is the speaker's ultimate conclusion about his memorial poem?

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