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THE MOON.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

In the opening stanza, the speaker compares the soul before transformation to which of the following?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'Its only voice a vast dumb moan' is best understood as an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

What is the dominant theme of the poem?

Q04of 10

Who or what does the 'guardian moon' most clearly represent in the poem?

Q05of 10

In the third stanza, the image of the sea lying still 'as if by an unconscious will' to receive 'the moon's silver feet' primarily conveys which idea?

Q06of 10

The poem is organized into four stanzas that follow a clear emotional progression. Which sequence best describes that progression?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of the final stanza compared with the opening stanza?

Q08of 10

The line 'It had not more of joy than woe' describes the whispered foreboding in stanza 2. What does this suggest about the speaker's emotional state at that moment?

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall structure?

Q10of 10

According to the poem's final stanza, how does love affect the soul even when 'its waves above / May toss and seem uneaseful'?

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