Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

virgin

queen

damsel
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______
black

stationary

cool

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

Love

Time

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

her skirts

her hat

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

difficult

pained

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

a carpet

skirts

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

Birthday Letters

Flowers and Insects

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

a garden

a field

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

Cambridge

Oxford

London
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied
Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and German Literature

Anthropology and Archaeology

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

crawls

scrambles

flies
12 What "imperils" the poppy?
her breath

her pleasure

her sexuality

her recklessness
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 _______
death

intoxication

sleep

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

fierceness

drug

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

draught

drug

death
17 The poem's major antagonist is
the fly

time

death

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

understatment

hyperbole

metaphor
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?
Tales from Ovid

Birthday Letters

Crow

The Hawk and The Rain
21 The bee best symbolizes ________
sexual frivolity

death

nature

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

anti-anxiety drugs

narcotic drugs

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

artistic collaborations

teaching methods

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

past

future

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

chastity

love for the bee

modesty

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