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THE PREGNANT COMMENT.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What physical action does Hester take that transforms the pencil-marked page?

Q02of 10

The speaker compares the sudden rush of joy he feels to which image from painting?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'open-sesame' in the poem functions primarily as a metaphor for which of the following?

Q04of 10

What does the Arcadian imagery—Pan piping beneath the trees, leaves that know no winter—chiefly convey about the speaker's emotional state?

Q05of 10

When the speaker exclaims he could 'clear doubtful texts in Æschylus,' the tone is best described as?

Q06of 10

Hester's smile is described as 'demure' with 'downcast lids veiled triumph sure.' This detail most strongly suggests that she?

Q07of 10

Hester's clarification that the kiss was 'for _my_ poet, not for him, / Your Doctor Donne there' draws a distinction between?

Q08of 10

The poem's closing address—'Donne, you forgive? I let you keep / Her precious comment'—primarily employs which literary technique?

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall verse form of 'The Pregnant Comment'?

Q10of 10

The poem's title, 'The Pregnant Comment,' most likely refers to?

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