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THE SAME CONCLUDED.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'The Same Concluded' by James Russell Lowell?

Q02of 10

In the poem, what does the phrase 'narrow parapet of Time' most likely represent?

Q03of 10

What does Lowell mean when he says the poet can see 'Good lying hid, from all eternity, / Within the teeming womb of sin and crime'?

Q04of 10

What is the primary theme of the sonnet?

Q05of 10

The image of the poet's soul looking into the 'Endless Promise' beyond Time functions primarily as what type of imagery?

Q06of 10

Who is the speaker of this sonnet?

Q07of 10

Which literary technique is most prominent in the lines 'his least deed is perfect as a star, / His common look majestic as the sky'?

Q08of 10

What does Lowell warn against when he writes that the poet should not 'brook / One prying doubt to shake his faith sublime'?

Q09of 10

The closing image of light 'Undimmed by clouds of weak mortality' serves what tonal purpose?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, how does Lowell characterize the earth as perceived by the true poet?

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