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TO A LADY PLAYING ON THE CITHERN.

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 "To a Lady Playing on the Cithern"?

Q02of 10

In the line "the horns of Oberon / Blow their faint Hunt's-up," what literary allusion is being made?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase "dungeon of To-day" most likely represent?

Q04of 10

The image of "Larks tinkle unseen o'er Claudian arches gray" primarily does which of the following?

Q05of 10

What does the speaker mean when he says his thoughts were "fledged" and "began to feel their wings"?

Q06of 10

Which best describes the speaker's relationship to the lady in the poem?

Q07of 10

The rhetorical question at the poem's close — "Memory / Or Music is it such enchantment sings?" — serves primarily to

Q08of 10

The tone of the octave (first eight lines) can best be described as

Q09of 10

Which poetic technique is most prominently displayed in "So dreamy-soft the notes, so far away / They seem to fall"?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what specific effect does the lady's playing have on the speaker?

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