Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

1 In the first line, the poppy is described as a _____

virgin

queen

maiden

damsel
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______

hot

cool

stationary

black
3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?"

Death

Time

Love

Sexuality
4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?"

her hat

her shoes

her stockings

her skirts
5 The bee's "enjoyment" is ____

difficult

pained

easy

divine
6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals?

skirts

a carpet

a curtain

a fringe
7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections?

Crow

Birthday Letters

The Hawk and The Rain

Flowers and Insects
8 The poem's action takes place in

a field

a windowsill

a forest

a garden
9 Hughes' childhood in which area of England greatly influenced his writing?

Yorkshire

Oxford

London

Cambridge
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied

Anthropology and German Literature

Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and Archaeology
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals

crawls

flies

scrambles

clambers
12 What "imperils" the poppy?

her sexuality

her recklessness

her pleasure

her breath
13 The "cradle" of the poppy's offspring is also her

eye

coffin

crucible

stem
14 As a symbol, the poppy is NOT associated with _______

pleasure

sleep

death

intoxication
15 "Her crucible/ is falling apart with its own _________"

heat

fierceness

appeal

drug
16 The poppy's "dark pod" is cooking its _____

drug

death

draught

disease
17 The poem's major antagonist is

the fly

death

time

the bee
18 Which literary device is NOT used in the poem?

metaphor

understatment

allusion

hyperbole
19 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the poppy?

lecherous

hot-eyed

hairy

lewd
20 Hughes and Baskin also collaborated on which of the poet's major collections?

Tales from Ovid

The Hawk and The Rain

Crow

Birthday Letters
21 The bee best symbolizes ________

death

new life

nature

sexual frivolity
22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______

alcoholic beverages

stimulant durgs

narcotic drugs

anti-anxiety drugs
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.

poetic achievments

artistic collaborations

private life

teaching methods
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?

future

the action pauses

past

present
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______

modesty

chastity

love for the bee

sexual appeal

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