Question 1

The narrator is told that he should fear death by:

Accepted Answer

The narrator is told to fear death by water, which is a reference to T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land," where one of the central themes is the fear and symbolic significance of water.

Question 2

"When lovely woman stoops to folly" is an allusion to:

Accepted Answer

This line is a direct quote from Oliver Goldsmith's novel "The Vicar of Wakefield." It refers to a moment in the story when the character Olivia, having made a grave mistake, is considered to have "stooped to folly."

Question 3

Who rapes Philomela?

Accepted Answer

Tereus rapes Philomela in the mythological story recounted in Ovid's "Metamorphoses."

Question 4

Translate "Oed' und leer das Meer"

Accepted Answer

"Oed' und leer das Meer" translates from German to English as "desolate and empty is the sea". This phrase captures a sense of emptiness and vastness of the sea.

Question 5

In what city is Queen Victoria Street (in the poem)?

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria Street is located in London, England. It is a well-known street in the City of London, the historic and financial heart of London.

Quiz 1: Twentieth Century British Literature up to 1940: Hopkins, Yeats, and Eliot

The narrator is told that he should fear death by:

"When lovely woman stoops to folly" is an allusion to:

Who rapes Philomela?

Translate "Oed' und leer das Meer"

In what city is Queen Victoria Street (in the poem) ?