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PATIENCE.

by D. H. Lawrence.

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

Q01of 10

What primary structural feature distinguishes the two stanzas of 'Patience'?

Q02of 10

The central metaphor of the second stanza compares the speaker to which object?

Q03of 10

In the opening stanza, the birds scattered by the wind are compared to what?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'lode of her agony' most likely suggest about the woman?

Q05of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem?

Q06of 10

The tone of the second stanza is best described as which of the following?

Q07of 10

What is the effect of repeating 'north' at the end of both the first and seventh lines of stanza one?

Q08of 10

Which literary technique is most evident in the phrase 'roaring forth' and 'rushes stampeding down'?

Q09of 10

According to the poem, what specific news is the speaker waiting to receive?

Q10of 10

How does the movement depicted in stanza one contrast with the speaker's condition in stanza two?

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