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TO M.O.S..

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the predominant formal structure of 'To M.O.S.'?

Q02of 10

To whom is the poem addressed?

Q03of 10

What does the image of a 'forest-flower' suggest about Mary's character?

Q04of 10

In the octave, the speaker argues that love does not require what?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'Sower of flowers in the dusty mart' primarily suggests which theme?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's sestet?

Q07of 10

The term 'pure vestal' in line 12 alludes to which tradition?

Q08of 10

What does the speaker mean by 'let praise hush' in the octave?

Q09of 10

How does the poem's concluding couplet resolve the sonnet's central argument?

Q10of 10

Which poetic technique is most evident in the list 'Spring of all sweetest thoughts, arch foe of blame, / Sower of flowers in the dusty mart'?

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