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THORWALD'S LAY.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the dominant structural metaphor that organizes Thorwald's song within the poem?

Q02of 10

In the phrase 'Mute as a cloud amid the stormy hall,' what literary device is used to describe Biörn's silence?

Q03of 10

Which central theme is most clearly expressed in Thorwald's song?

Q04of 10

How does the poem characterize Thorwald's physical appearance as he rises to sing?

Q05of 10

The simile comparing Thorwald's soul to 'an eagle / Circles smooth-winged above the wind-vexed woods' primarily conveys which quality of his singing?

Q06of 10

What is the significance of Biörn seeing 'shapes of arrows, lost as soon as seen' in the fire at line 110?

Q07of 10

Who calls upon Thorwald to sing at the Yule feast?

Q08of 10

In the lines 'Good were the days of yore, when men were tried / By ring of shields, as now by ring of words,' what contrast does Thorwald draw?

Q09of 10

What action does Biörn ultimately take as a direct result of Thorwald's song?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'his head was bowed with gathered flakes of years' uses which technique to describe Thorwald's old age?

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