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TO THE SPIRIT OF KEATS.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

In Sonnet I, the speaker describes Keats's eyes as having 'the twilight warmth of ruddy ember-gloom.' What does this image primarily convey about Keats's spiritual presence?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'Wrestling with the young poet's agonies' in Sonnet I most directly refers to which experience?

Q03of 10

In Sonnet I, Lowell compares Keats's words to 'great thunder-drops.' What poetic technique is this?

Q04of 10

The closing couplet of Sonnet I—'Shall track the eternal chords of Destiny, / After the moon-led pulse of ocean stops'—most likely means:

Q05of 10

In Sonnet VI, the line 'Great souls are portions of Eternity' expresses which central theme?

Q06of 10

What is the primary structural form shared by both poems?

Q07of 10

In Sonnet VI, the declaration 'Slave is no word of deathless lineage sprung' most directly advances which argument?

Q08of 10

In Sonnet I, the speaker says Keats's presence brings 'sudden bloom / Of hope secure, to him who lonely cries.' Who does 'him who lonely cries' most plausibly refer to?

Q09of 10

The tone of Sonnet I toward Keats is best described as:

Q10of 10

In Sonnet VI, the reference to 'our good Saxon, from lips purified / With martyr-fire' most likely alludes to:

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