Interpretation of Poem Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Four metered and rhymed stanzas, each composed of four lines with specific syllable counts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?

    <p>Reduced status of man or man’s sex organ behind woman’s sex organ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'warm limb humid with the sacred strife' primarily refer to?

    <p>Sexuality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the imagery of 'rose in her hand' symbolize?

    <p>Woman’s enticing power over man</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'form behind the furrow' symbolize?

    <p>Reduced status of man</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of the poem?

    <p>Four metered and rhymed stanzas, each composed of four lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'smiling sphinx beside the river' primarily refer to?

    <p>The mystery; the riddle; may refer to a woman whose behavior can never be understood</p> Signup and view all the answers

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