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TO FANNY ALEXANDER.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What form does "To Fanny Alexander" take?

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In the octave, Lowell compares Fanny Alexander's nature to which natural phenomenon?

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The phrase "rumple bee-like with luxurious feet" suggests an artist who would

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What does Lowell mean by "thee the dark chamber, thee the unfriended, knows"?

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The phrase "no babbling crowds thy praise repeat" establishes which aspect of Fanny's character?

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In the sestet, "brimmed with sun to many a clouded eye" is best understood as

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The image "hung over orphaned lives a gracious sky" primarily conveys which theme?

Q08of 10

What is the function of the volta in this sonnet?

Q09of 10

The closing image — "an angel drawing nigh" — most likely refers to

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Overall, Lowell's primary argument in the poem is that

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