Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

maiden

queen

damsel
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
cool

stationary

black

hot
3 Which is NOT a theme of "Big Poppy?"
Time

Death

Sexuality

Love
4 What will the poppy soon "throw off?"
her shoes

her skirts

her hat

her stockings
5 The bee's "enjoyment" is ____
difficult

easy

pained

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

a fringe

a carpet

a curtain
7 "Big Poppy" is part of which of Hughes' collections?
Flowers and Insects

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters

Crow
8 The poem's action takes place in
a field

a windowsill

a garden

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

Yorkshire

Cambridge

Oxford
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied
Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and German Literature

Anthropology and English Literature
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals
flies

scrambles

clambers

crawls
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her sexuality

her breath

her recklessness

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

stem

eye

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

death

pleasure

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

appeal

fierceness

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

draught

death

disease
17 The poem's major antagonist is
death

the fly

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?
lewd

hot-eyed

lecherous

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

The Hawk and The Rain

Tales from Ovid

Crow
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
death

sexual frivolity

nature

new life
22 A poppy flower's seeds are most known for their use in ______
stimulant durgs

alcoholic beverages

anti-anxiety drugs

narcotic drugs
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.
private life

artistic collaborations

poetic achievments

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

present

future

past
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______
love for the bee

sexual appeal

chastity

modesty

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