Poem Analysis Quiz

What is the main theme of the poem "Search For My Tongue"?

• The struggle of learning a new language

• The conflict between two cultures

• The loss and rediscovery of one's mother tongue

• The importance of dreams

In the poem, what happens to the mother tongue when living in a place with a foreign language?

• It becomes stronger

• It is forgotten completely

• It rots and dies in the mouth

• It becomes the primary language

What does the poet mean by "spit it out" in the context of the poem?

• To express anger

• To forget the mother tongue

• To speak the foreign language

• To reject the foreign culture

Who is the author of the poem that begins with "it grows back, a stump of a shoot"?

• William Shakespeare

• Sujata Bhatt

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

What is the main theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116?

• The passage of time

• The nature of true love

• The beauty of nature

• The inevitability of death

In Sonnet 116, what is love compared to?

• A fleeting moment

• An ever-fixed mark

• A gentle breeze

• A passing storm

According to Sonnet 116, what does love not do?

• Alter with time

• Grow stronger

• Change with seasons

• Fade away

What ailment does the knight-at-arms suffer from in "La Belle Dame sans Merci"?

• He is physically wounded.

• He is alone and palely loitering.

• He is lost in the forest.

• He is hungry and thirsty.

What does the knight-at-arms see on the lady's brow?

• A crown of gold

• A lily

• A rose

• A tiara

What does the lady give to the knight in the poem?

• A sword

• A shield

• Roots of relish sweet and honey wild

• A magical potion