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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

AT THE WINDOW.

by D. H. Lawrence.

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

Q01of 10

The poem is divided into three stanzas of equal length. What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?

Q02of 10

In the first stanza, the phrase 'the house of day is closing its eastern shutters' is best understood as an image of what?

Q03of 10

What literary technique is most clearly demonstrated when Lawrence writes that the pine-trees 'bend to listen' to the wind?

Q04of 10

The word 'cerements' in the second stanza refers to which of the following?

Q05of 10

In the second stanza, street lamps that 'have suddenly started to bleed' exemplifies which technique?

Q06of 10

Which statement best describes the speaker's situation throughout the poem?

Q07of 10

The dominant theme of the poem can best be described as which of the following?

Q08of 10

What tone is most consistently sustained throughout the poem?

Q09of 10

The black poplars shaking with 'hysterical laughter' in the first stanza most likely conveys which of the following?

Q10of 10

In the final stanza, the leaves 'utter a word as they pass / To the face.' What does this detail most strongly suggest about the speaker's relationship with the natural world?

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