Q01of 10
The poem is structured as a dramatic monologue. What does this form most directly reveal?
Q02of 10
The poem consists of stanzas of six lines each, mostly ending with a refrain-like return to despair. What is the effect of this repeated structural pattern?
Q03of 10
In the opening stanza, the image of 'dead days fusing together' in a 'sinking fire' primarily functions to suggest what?
Q04of 10
Lawrence compares the son to 'a strange white bird blown' from 'frozen seas' with 'a broken wing.' What does this image most clearly convey?
Q05of 10
The speaker describes her love as 'the hand of my love which creeps up, needing / His happiness.' What technique does Lawrence use here, and what does it imply?
Q06of 10
The mother states she has been 'offered myself, three times rejected.' The repetition of three most likely alludes to which literary or cultural tradition?
Q07of 10
What is the dominant tone of the poem as a whole?
Q08of 10
The phrase 'the monotonous weird of departure' uses the archaic word 'weird' primarily to mean what?
Q09of 10
According to the poem, which of the following best describes the three figures the speaker identifies as having rejected or abandoned her?
Q10of 10
In the final stanza, the speaker says 'the lips and the eyes of God are behind a veil.' What does this image contribute to the poem's conclusion?
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