Q01of 10
In the poem's central allegory, what do the 'flowers that grow between' the bearded grain most clearly represent?
Q02of 10
What is the overall structure of this poem?
Q03of 10
When Death says 'I will give them all back again,' what does he mean?
Q04of 10
Which poetic technique is most prominently at work in the opening stanza, where Death is called a 'Reaper' who wields 'his sickle keen'?
Q05of 10
Which phrase best describes the tone of the poem's final two stanzas?
Q06of 10
The phrase 'fields of light' is used twice in the poem. What is its primary function?
Q07of 10
Which statement most accurately identifies the poem's speaker and point of view?
Q08of 10
In stanza four, Death tells the Lord that the flowers are 'Dear tokens of the earth,' where the Lord 'was once a child.' What allusion does this line invoke?
Q09of 10
How does Death's physical behavior toward the flowers in stanza three — 'He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, / He kissed their drooping leaves' — affect the reader's perception of him?
Q10of 10
According to the poem, how does the mother respond to her child's death, and what ultimately gives her comfort?
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