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WHAT RABBI JEHOSHA SAID.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

According to Rabbi Jehosha, what is the sole office of the angels God creates each day?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'led home from banishment' in the first stanza most likely refers to what idea?

Q03of 10

What does Rabbi Jehosha mean when he says 'Heaven is in God's will'?

Q04of 10

The 'Princes of the Chariot' mentioned in the second stanza are best understood as an allusion to which tradition?

Q05of 10

In the third stanza, Seraphs and Cherubs are used primarily to represent which of the following?

Q06of 10

The speaker describes himself as a 'poor earthly clod.' What is the primary effect of this self-description?

Q07of 10

The lines 'Could I but find my nature's clue / Simply as birds and blossoms do' employ which poetic technique?

Q08of 10

What shift in tone occurs between the second and third stanzas of the poem?

Q09of 10

The final four lines argue that the speaker's 'one breath of perfect song' would be valued by God because it does what?

Q10of 10

Which best describes the poem's central theme?

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