Q01of 10
What is the speaker doing at the very opening of the poem?
Q02of 10
The speaker describes his room as 'the hollow room, the box of light.' This phrase primarily conveys a sense of:
Q03of 10
When the speaker compares himself to a fisherman drawing 'his net through the surfs thin line,' the net becomes an extended metaphor for:
Q04of 10
The fisherman simile describes him as 'little, lonely and sad.' What does this phrase contribute to the poem's tone?
Q05of 10
In the third stanza the speaker imagines a woman who laughs and says she has 'found me at last to free / Me now from the stunting bonds.' What does 'stunting bonds of my chastity' suggest about his condition?
Q06of 10
Men are compared to 'anemones in a dark pool' with eyes 'shut.' This image primarily characterises them as:
Q07of 10
Which best describes the overall structure of 'Restlessness'?
Q08of 10
The books on the stalls are described as receiving the speaker like 'one mistress, who always receives.' Why does the speaker ultimately reject this consolation?
Q09of 10
The poem ends with the speaker trailing his hands through 'drenched, cold leaves / Till at length they induce me to sleep.' This conclusion is best interpreted as:
Q10of 10
The word 'fecund' is used to describe the darkness outside. Its presence in the poem is significant chiefly because it:
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