Q01of 10
What does the speaker instruct his beloved to do with the blossoming boughs at the opening of the poem?
Q02of 10
The phrase 'keep the sunny-swift March-days waiting / In a little throng at your door' is best understood as an example of which poetic technique?
Q03of 10
What does the instruction to 'admit the one who is plaiting / Her hair for womanhood' most likely symbolize?
Q04of 10
The poem's title, 'Irony,' points primarily to which central tension in the poem?
Q05of 10
The imagery of doves in the second stanza shifts from 'a fluttering in of doves' to 'a launch abroad of shrinking doves / Over the waste.' What does this shift convey?
Q06of 10
Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the poem?
Q07of 10
The closing image, 'the dripping of tears on your glove,' follows immediately after 'a bubble of laughter, and shrilly shout / Of mirth.' What structural technique does this juxtaposition represent?
Q08of 10
The list 'Almond and apple and pear diffuse with light' relies on which rhetorical device?
Q09of 10
The speaker addresses the poem throughout as 'sweetheart,' establishing which type of speaker-audience relationship?
Q10of 10
The 'flower-vine, trailing screen' through which March-day loves come and go is best understood as what kind of image?
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