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THE PIOUS EDITOR'S CREED.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What verse form does Lowell use throughout 'The Pious Editor's Creed'?

Q02of 10

The editor's dialect spelling—'du,' 'sence,' 'furrin'—primarily serves to:

Q03of 10

In the stanza beginning 'I du believe in special ways,' what does 'convartin' public trusts / To very privit uses' most directly mean?

Q04of 10

The speaker's declaration 'I don't believe in princerple, / But oh, I du in interest' is best understood as:

Q05of 10

Which classical or biblical allusion does Reverend Wilbur use in his preface to characterize the ideal editor?

Q06of 10

The stanza on 'the gret Press's freedom' is primarily ironic because the editor:

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of 'The Pious Editor's Creed'?

Q08of 10

In the stanza about slavery, the speaker argues that 'holdin' slaves / Comes nat'ral to a Presidunt' because:

Q09of 10

Reverend Wilbur's sermon derives the word 'editor' primarily from the Latin 'edo' meaning 'to eat' in order to suggest:

Q10of 10

The final stanza's image of 'this'll keep the people green / To feed ez they hev fed me' uses which primary literary technique?

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