Big Poppy Quizzes

Big Poppy Quiz

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

queen

virgin

damsel

maiden
2 The speaker remarks that the fly is ______

black

hot

stationary

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

Time

Death

Sexuality

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

her stockings

her skirts

her hat

her shoes
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 carpet

skirts

a curtain

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

Birthday Letters

Crow

Flowers and Insects

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

a garden

a forest

a windowsill

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

London

Cambridge

Yorkshire

Oxford
10 At the University of Cambridge, Hughes studied

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and German Literature

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

clambers

crawls

scrambles

flies
12 What "imperils" the poppy?

her sexuality

her recklessness

her breath

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

crucible

coffin

stem

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

intoxication

death

pleasure

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

drug

fierceness

appeal

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

death

disease

draught

drug
17 The poem's major antagonist is

the bee

death

the fly

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

metaphor

understatment

hyperbole

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

lecherous

lewd

hairy

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

Crow

Tales from Ovid

The Hawk and The Rain

Birthday Letters
21 The bee best symbolizes ________

death

new life

nature

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

narcotic drugs

alcoholic beverages

anti-anxiety drugs

stimulant durgs
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?

past

present

the action pauses

future
25 The flower will be most remembered for her ______

love for the bee

chastity

modesty

sexual appeal

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