Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

maiden

virgin

queen
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
cool

stationary

black

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

Death

Time

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

her hat

her skirts

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

pained

divine

easy
6 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the poppy's petals?
a fringe

a curtain

a carpet

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

Crow

Birthday Letters

The Hawk and The Rain
8 The poem's action takes place in
a field

a garden

a windowsill

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

Yorkshire

London

Cambridge
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied
Anthropology and German Literature

Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and Religious Studies
11 The bee ______ into the poppy's petals
flies

scrambles

clambers

crawls
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her sexuality

her pleasure

her breath

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

stem

crucible

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

intoxication

sleep

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

heat

drug

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

death

draught

disease
17 The poem's major antagonist is
the bee

the fly

death

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

allusion

hyperbole

understatment
19 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the poppy?
hairy

hot-eyed

lecherous

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

The Hawk and The Rain

Tales from Ovid

Birthday Letters
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
sexual frivolity

nature

new life

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.
teaching methods

artistic collaborations

private life

poetic achievments
24 The end of the poem is told in what tense?
past

present

the action pauses

future
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______
sexual appeal

modesty

love for the bee

chastity

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