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Quiz — Storgy

AFTER MANY DAYS.

by D. H. Lawrence.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary situation the speaker describes in 'After Many Days'?

Q02of 10

How does the speaker describe the other person's words in the second line of the poem?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker suggest lies beneath the other person's easy, flowing words?

Q04of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's rhyme scheme in its four-line stanzas?

Q05of 10

Why does the speaker say that even a repulse, or rejection, would be welcome?

Q06of 10

The phrase 'kindly cold' in the fourth stanza is an example of which poetic technique?

Q07of 10

What does the speaker mean by wishing to 'lift my naked self to you'?

Q08of 10

Which word best characterizes the overall tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q09of 10

The poem's structure shrinks to a two-line stanza ('Now, being come again…') in the middle. What effect does this create?

Q10of 10

The speaker admits to never having confessed the bitterness of separation 'even to myself.' What does this reveal about the speaker's character?

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