Q01of 10
The poem is structured in stanzas of four lines each. What is the dominant rhyme scheme Lawrence uses throughout?
Q02of 10
In the opening stanza, the speaker describes the betrothed's eyes as 'onyx of thoughtlessness.' This image primarily suggests:
Q03of 10
What is the central thematic tension the poem explores?
Q04of 10
The speaker uses the simile of 'a saleswoman whose mart is / Endangered by the pilferer' to describe the woman's behavior. What does this comparison convey?
Q05of 10
In stanza five, the speaker compares the woman's hands to 'heavy birds from the morning stubble.' What is the effect of this imagery?
Q06of 10
Which poetic technique does Lawrence employ when he describes the hand that 'stirs like a subtle stoat'?
Q07of 10
What does the speaker mean when he says her hands 'take my part, the part of a man / To her'?
Q08of 10
In the penultimate stanza, the woman 'kisses her bright hands.' What does this act most plausibly symbolize?
Q09of 10
The final stanza closes with the speaker describing her as 'Betrothed young lady who loves me, and takes care / Of her womanly virtue.' What tone is conveyed by this closing description?
Q10of 10
According to the poem, what do the woman's hands do when she stands 'unaware' and presses them over her breasts?
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