Niki Hua reads “Sent with a Flower-Pot Begging a Slip of Geranium”

Niki Hua reads “Sent with a Flower-Pot Begging a Slip of Geranium”

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English, Other

KG - University

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Niki Hua, the rights manager for Ours Poetica, introduces and reads a poem by Christian Milne titled 'Sent with a Flower Pot Begging a Slip of Geranium.' The poem narrates the speaker's request for another geranium slip after the previous one was lost to frost. The speaker reflects on their poor gardening skills and expresses reluctance to trouble the giver again, vowing to stop if the new slip fails.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Niki Hua in the context of the video?

The author of the poem

A Scottish poet

A gardener

Ours Poetica rights manager

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused the previous plant to fail according to the speaker?

Pest infestation

Overwatering

December's frost

Lack of sunlight

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the speaker describe their gardening skills?

Expert

Moderate

Professional

Lacking skill

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker promise if the new plant slip also fails?

To try again

To break the pot and stop asking

To seek professional help

To plant a different type of flower

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speaker's attitude towards asking for another plant slip?

Hesitant

Confident

Excited

Indifferent