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What is the poem mainly about?
What is the poem mainly about?
- A woman's strong weapon to get what she wants
- A woman unsatisfied with her life and questioning if she will ever receive the love she deserves (correct)
- A woman's reduced status in society
- A woman's enticing power over man
What does the rose in the woman's hand symbolize?
What does the rose in the woman's hand symbolize?
- Toiling, working hard
- Woman's enticing power over man (correct)
- Mystery and riddle of a woman's behavior
- Woman's reduced status in society
What does the phrase 'warm limb humid with the sacred strife' primarily refer to?
What does the phrase 'warm limb humid with the sacred strife' primarily refer to?
- Sexuality (correct)
- Woman's reduced status in society
- Mystery and riddle of a woman's behavior
- Toiling, working hard
What is the structure of the poem?
What is the structure of the poem?
What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?
What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?
What does the phrase 'warm limb humid with the sacred strife' primarily refer to?
What does the phrase 'warm limb humid with the sacred strife' primarily refer to?
What does the imagery of 'rose in her hand' symbolize?
What does the imagery of 'rose in her hand' symbolize?
What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?
What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?
What is the structure of the poem?
What is the structure of the poem?
What does the phrase 'smiling sphinx beside the river' primarily refer to?
What does the phrase 'smiling sphinx beside the river' primarily refer to?