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THE RECALL.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary request the speaker makes throughout the poem?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, the phrase 'drive before a blast more rude' most likely means the speaker feels

Q03of 10

What shift in tone or condition occurs between the first and second stanzas?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'snowflakes fledge the summer's nest' is best understood as

Q05of 10

'Ausonian air' in the second stanza is a classical allusion referring to

Q06of 10

What role does 'the thrush' play in the poem?

Q07of 10

What does the speaker mean by calling the absent one 'sunshine's treasurer'?

Q08of 10

The poem is structured as two stanzas of seven lines each. How does this formal symmetry relate to the poem's content?

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most prominently used in 'The plaything of my gusty mood'?

Q10of 10

What does the speaker say the loved one's return will give 'to doubting flowers'?

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