10 Questions
What is the poem mainly about?
A woman unsatisfied with her life and questioning if she will ever receive the love she deserves
What does the rose in the woman's hand symbolize?
Woman's enticing power over man
What does the phrase 'warm limb humid with the sacred strife' primarily refer to?
Sexuality
What is the structure of the poem?
Four metered and rhymed stanzas, each composed of four lines with specific syllable counts
What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?
Reduced status of man or man’s sex organ behind woman’s sex organ
What does the phrase 'warm limb humid with the sacred strife' primarily refer to?
Sexuality
What does the imagery of 'rose in her hand' symbolize?
Woman’s enticing power over man
What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?
Reduced status of man
What is the structure of the poem?
Four metered and rhymed stanzas, each composed of four lines
What does the phrase 'smiling sphinx beside the river' primarily refer to?
The mystery; the riddle; may refer to a woman whose behavior can never be understood
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