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TO LAMARTINE.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall verse form of 'To Lamartine'? Each stanza consists of:

Q02of 10

In the second stanza, the image of 'seaweed clinging' to a 'marble Phoebus' is used to illustrate:

Q03of 10

In stanza six, the allusion to 'that Dawn's face which baffled Angelo / Left shapeless' refers to:

Q04of 10

Which thematic claim does the poem make most consistently across its stanzas?

Q05of 10

In the eighth stanza, the comparison 'as once the nobler Athens went / With Aristides into banishment' functions as:

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the opening stanza, in which the speaker says he 'whispered Best' rather than joining the crowd's shouts?

Q07of 10

In the fourth stanza, the extended image of snow that takes 'no staining' from 'swinish footprints' and later becomes 'dews and rain' serves primarily to:

Q08of 10

According to the fifth stanza, the 'highest duty' placed on Lamartine was specifically to:

Q09of 10

The final line, 'Thy aim was higher,--thou hast climbed a Cross!' employs which primary literary technique?

Q10of 10

In the penultimate stanza (beginning 'Swept by thy hand'), what specific achievement does Lowell attribute to Lamartine's political leadership?

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