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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

SCENT OF IRISES.

by D. H. Lawrence.

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

Q01of 10

The poem opens with the speaker in which setting, prompted by a sensory experience?

Q02of 10

Which best describes the overall structure of 'Scent of Irises'?

Q03of 10

In the second stanza, what technique does Lawrence use in the phrase 'golden sorcery you should not outlast'?

Q04of 10

The repeated pronoun structure — 'You... You... Me... Me...' — in the third stanza primarily creates what effect?

Q05of 10

Which phrase from the poem most directly expresses the woman's spiritual or emotional quality as the speaker remembers her?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the final stanza?

Q07of 10

The imagery of 'may-blobs,' 'cowslips,' 'lady-smocks,' and 'butter-cup bog-end' collectively serves which thematic purpose?

Q08of 10

In the fifth stanza, the woman is described as 'Burnt like a sacrifice; you invisible.' What poetic technique is this?

Q09of 10

The question the beloved repeats — 'do I remember, remember / The butter-cup bog-end' — functions mainly to show what about the relationship?

Q10of 10

How does Lawrence use the word 'sickening' in the opening line to establish the poem's emotional complexity?

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