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Quiz — Storgy

WITH A PRESSED FLOWER.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary occasion or purpose of this poem?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, the phrase 'white and drooping star' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

What does the imagined German maid do with the flower in the second and third stanzas?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'glad tears have filled her eyes / To find the number was uneven' implies which outcome of the petal-counting game?

Q05of 10

What does the speaker promise the last petal will reveal in the fourth stanza?

Q06of 10

Which best describes the poem's overall tone?

Q07of 10

In the final two stanzas, the speaker argues that New England flowers are equivalent to the Rhine flower chiefly because

Q08of 10

'Granite rocks' in the final stanza functions primarily as

Q09of 10

The poem's rhyme scheme in each stanza is best described as

Q10of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem most likely addressing?

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