Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

virgin

damsel

maiden

queen
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______

hot

cool

stationary

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

Love

Sexuality

Time

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

her stockings

her shoes

her skirts

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

difficult

easy

divine

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

skirts

a carpet

a fringe

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

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters

Crow

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

a windowsill

a field

a garden

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

Cambridge

London

Oxford

Yorkshire
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and German Literature

Anthropology and English Literature

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

scrambles

flies

crawls

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

coffin

eye

crucible

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

sleep

intoxication

pleasure

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

drug

appeal

heat

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

draught

drug

disease

death
17 The poem's major antagonist is

the fly

time

death

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

understatment

allusion

hyperbole

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

lewd

lecherous

hairy

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

Tales from Ovid

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters

Crow
21 The bee best symbolizes ________

sexual frivolity

death

nature

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

anti-anxiety drugs

narcotic drugs

stimulant durgs

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

past

the action pauses
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______

love for the bee

modesty

sexual appeal

chastity

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