Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

queen

damsel

virgin

maiden
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______

stationary

black

hot

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

Love

Time

Death

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

her skirts

her hat

her shoes

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

pained

easy

difficult

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

a curtain

a carpet

skirts

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

Crow

The Hawk and The Rain

Flowers and Insects

Birthday Letters
8 The poem's action takes place in

a forest

a garden

a windowsill

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

Cambridge

Oxford

Yorkshire

London
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied

Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and Archaeology

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

flies

scrambles

crawls

clambers
12 What "imperils" the poppy?

her recklessness

her pleasure

her breath

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

crucible

stem

coffin

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

sleep

death

intoxication

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

fierceness

heat

appeal

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

draught

death

disease

drug
17 The poem's major antagonist is

the bee

death

the fly

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

understatment

allusion

hyperbole

metaphor
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

Crow

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters
21 The bee best symbolizes ________

sexual frivolity

new life

nature

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

narcotic drugs

stimulant durgs

anti-anxiety drugs

alcoholic beverages
23 Hughes' _________ was /were subject to controversy and criticism.

poetic achievments

artistic collaborations

teaching methods

private life
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?

present

future

the action pauses

past
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______

love for the bee

sexual appeal

chastity

modesty

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