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YUSSOUF.

by James Russell Lowell.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary reason the stranger comes to Yussouf's tent?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the structure of 'Yussouf'?

Q03of 10

In the lines 'As one lamp lights another, nor grows less, / So nobleness enkindleth nobleness,' Lowell employs which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

What does Yussouf mean when he says 'This tent is mine… but no more / Than it is God's'?

Q05of 10

The phrase 'that inward light… which shines from all self-conquest' refers to which quality in the stranger?

Q06of 10

What shocking revelation does the stranger make before departing?

Q07of 10

How does Yussouf's tone shift in the final stanza after learning the stranger's identity?

Q08of 10

What does Yussouf call his lingering desire for vengeance in the final stanza?

Q09of 10

The image of Yussouf building 'over these / Our tents his glorious roof of night and day' presents God primarily as which of the following?

Q10of 10

Which theme is most central to 'Yussouf' as a whole?

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