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Quiz — Storgy

WITHOUT AND WITHIN.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

The poem's overall structure is best described as:

Q02of 10

Who serves as the poem's speaker?

Q03of 10

The image of the coachman 'flattening his nose against the pane' primarily conveys:

Q04of 10

What is the central theme of the poem?

Q05of 10

In the line 'And drag my lady's chains and dance / The galley-slave of dreary forms,' the speaker uses this figure of speech to characterize social obligations as:

Q06of 10

The phrase 'golden quiets of the moon' in stanza five is an example of:

Q07of 10

Which word best captures the poem's predominant tone?

Q08of 10

The final stanza introduces the image of a moss-blurred headstone primarily to:

Q09of 10

In stanza two, the coachman 'dooms me to a place more hot.' What does this phrase most likely mean?

Q10of 10

How does Lowell use the contrast between 'without' and 'within' throughout the poem?

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