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IN TROUBLE AND SHAME.

by D. H. Lawrence.

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

Q01of 10

The poem's speaker gazes at the sunset and primarily wishes to do what?

Q02of 10

In the line 'My shame like shoes in the porch,' what literary device is primarily at work?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'red doors beyond the black-purple bar' most likely refers to which of the following?

Q04of 10

Which word BEST describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q05of 10

The image of the cast-off body described as 'luggage of some departed traveller' primarily develops which theme?

Q06of 10

The poem is structured in three stanzas of unequal length. What is the most significant effect of this structure?

Q07of 10

What is the effect of ending the poem with the speaker imagining they 'would laugh with joy'?

Q08of 10

The word 'swaling' in the opening line is an archaic or dialectal term. In context, it most plausibly means which of the following?

Q09of 10

How does the speaker's attitude toward the body shift between the second and third stanzas?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, once the speaker has shed the body, what does the speaker do next?

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