Collected Poems, 1909-1962 Quiz

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Which of the following is used in Part I of "The Hollow Men" as a metaphor for the "dried voices" of the hollow men whispering to one another? (from The Waste Land (1922))

Rats' feet over broken glass.

Pages of a book being thumbed in an adjacent room.

Dead leaves rustling in the wind.

Distant hinges squeaking closed.

Who is the "still unspeaking and unspoken Word" in "A Song for Simeon"? (from Ariel Poems - A Song for Simeon)

The Foreigner.

Israel.

The Servant.

The Infant.

The penultimate line in Part IV of "Ash Wednesday" mentions how many whispers from the yew? (from Ash-Wednesday (1930))

An infinity.

A hundred.

A thousand.

One.

With what did the old master met in Part II of "Four Quartets: Little Gidding" leave the poem's speaker? (from Four Quartets - Little Gidding)

A gracious benediction.

An admonishing.

A kind of valediction.

A faded piece of sterling.

The speaker of "Ash Wednesday" informs a lady in Part II that what sat under a juniper tree? (from Ash-Wednesday (1930))

A young maid.

Three white leopards.

A hungry dog.

Six staring skulls.