Skip to content
Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

Yule-log: The great log, sometimes the root of a tree, burned in.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

According to the entry, what was used to ignite each year's Yule-log?

Q02of 10

Lowell traces the origin of the Yule-log celebration to which cultural source?

Q03of 10

The six-line verse included at the end of the entry was written by whom?

Q04of 10

Which word does Lowell use to characterize Herrick's poetic treatment of the Yule-log custom?

Q05of 10

In Herrick's song, what does the 'good dame' urge the merrie boys to do?

Q06of 10

The overall tone of Lowell's entry can best be described as:

Q07of 10

What structural choice most distinguishes this piece from a conventional lyric poem?

Q08of 10

The imagery of a 'brand preserved from the last year's log' most strongly reinforces which theme?

Q09of 10

The instruction 'Come, bring with a noise' at the opening of Herrick's song primarily conveys:

Q10of 10

By calling the Christmas celebration a 'survival' of an older Norse festival, Lowell employs which literary or rhetorical technique?

0 / 10 answered

Standings

Top 10 attempts

No attempts yet. Be the first to climb the standings.