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THE SHEPHERD OF KING ADMETUS.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

Who is the 'youth upon the earth' that the poem ultimately reveals as divine?

Q02of 10

What object does the youth use to create music in the second stanza?

Q03of 10

How does King Admetus reward the youth for his singing?

Q04of 10

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

Q05of 10

What does Lowell suggest is the source of the youth's wisdom and poetic insight?

Q06of 10

The line 'They made his careless words their law' is best understood as an example of which literary technique?

Q07of 10

What does the image of the youth finding 'a healing power profuse' in 'mere weeds, and stones, and springs' most directly convey?

Q08of 10

How does the community's attitude toward the youth during his lifetime contrast with their attitude after his death?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'slim grace and woman's eyes' used to describe the youth primarily serves to show what about society's response to him?

Q10of 10

The tone of the poem's final two stanzas can best be described as

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