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THE OPTIMIST.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary setting from which the speaker seeks relief at the poem's opening?

Q02of 10

In the third stanza, what does Time do that signals the suspension of ordinary life?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'The Truce of God' in stanza two most likely alludes to:

Q04of 10

Which bird is used in stanza two as a simile for the lightness of the breeze?

Q05of 10

What is the speaker's tone in the sixth stanza, when he calls himself a 'tory' and the radical a 'thick-witted dunce'?

Q06of 10

The image of the speaker as 'the halcyon' in the fifth stanza primarily conveys:

Q07of 10

The final stanza's logic—'Since I am happy, all is good'—is best described as an example of:

Q08of 10

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

Q09of 10

The word 'oblivious' in 'that oblivious sand' (stanza three) modifies the sand in the hour-glass to suggest:

Q10of 10

Which theme is most central to 'The Optimist' as a whole?

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