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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

TEASE.

by D. H. Lawrence.

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

Q01of 10

The title 'Tease' most directly refers to which dynamic in the poem?

Q02of 10

The extended metaphor of 'keys' and 'chambers' in the opening stanzas is best described as an example of which technique?

Q03of 10

The word 'chatelaine' in the second line primarily denotes:

Q04of 10

In the line 'How I sit and laugh at you / In your vain housekeeping role,' the tone is best characterized as:

Q05of 10

The phrase 'sin-mouse you could capture' employs which figure of speech?

Q06of 10

Which best describes the poem's dominant theme?

Q07of 10

By the final stanza, the woman is described as 'Suppliant on your curious knees.' What does this image convey about the speaker's attitude?

Q08of 10

The repeated phrase 'Maybe yes, and maybe no' in the final two stanzas primarily functions to:

Q09of 10

The references to 'Altars barbarous below' and 'halls of high disgraces' suggest the speaker's possible hidden depths contain:

Q10of 10

How does the poem's structure—eight stanzas of four lines each with a regular rhyme scheme—relate to its subject matter?

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