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To the dish thus seasoned add a drawl _ad libitum_..

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural device Lowell uses to organize Mr. Wilbur's notes in this passage?

Q02of 10

Why does Mr. Wilbur say he chose not to include the portrait painted by a 'native artist'?

Q03of 10

What is the dominant tone of Mr. Wilbur's editorial notes throughout the passage?

Q04of 10

Which rhetorical technique best describes Wilbur's aside that his eye condition actually benefited his congregation?

Q05of 10

When Wilbur speculates about national character and stove use in section gamma, this passage primarily functions as:

Q06of 10

What does Wilbur's parenthetical question—'Whether Noah was justifiable in preserving this class of insects?'—reveal about the speaker?

Q07of 10

The allusion to Cromwell in section beta is used to contrast with Caesar in what way?

Q08of 10

What is the effect of the editor's note 'Mr. Wilbur's notes here become entirely fragmentary' attributed to C.N.?

Q09of 10

In section delta, what does Wilbur's comment that an 'ordination hymn' may not demand 'the creative faculty' imply about his view of Biglow's poetic lineage?

Q10of 10

The opening line—'To the dish thus seasoned add a drawl ad libitum'—most likely functions as:

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