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SNAP-DRAGON.

by D. H. Lawrence.

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

Q01of 10

Which verse form best describes the overall structure of 'Snap-Dragon'?

Q02of 10

In the opening stanza, why does the speaker refuse to 'raise my face' or 'look up'?

Q03of 10

The snap-dragon flower functions primarily as which of the following in the poem?

Q04of 10

When the speaker describes 'my Grail, a brown bowl twined / With swollen veins,' what is the object he is referring to?

Q05of 10

The recurring image of a 'brown bird' hovering over the speaker's heart is best interpreted as representing:

Q06of 10

Lawrence's use of the cuckoo specifically, rather than another bird, adds which layer of meaning to the poem?

Q07of 10

The tone shifts most dramatically between which two moments in the poem?

Q08of 10

The speaker's claim in the final stanza that 'death, I know, is better than not-to-be' most closely reflects which thematic idea?

Q09of 10

Which literary technique does Lawrence employ when he writes that her eyes were like 'sparrows' that could 'shrill Sin'?

Q10of 10

What physical action does the woman perform that immediately causes the speaker to feel his 'throat strangled' and his heart to swell?

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