Think you’ve got your head wrapped around When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. The lilacs on that "tall-growing" bush is part of the poem's theme of
perseverance
mortality
immortality
versions of reality
Q. Death as a unifying force undulating below the earth is part of the speaker's take on the theme of
time
mortality
ambition
spirituality
Q. The fallen western star is really just a symbol reflecting the speaker's feeling of
society and class
admiration
truth
transformation
Q. The hermit bird singing in the "secluded recesses" is an example of the poem's theme of
language
mortality
nature
femininity
Q. The "scenes of life and the workshops" despite the nation's upheaval reflect the poem's theme of
suffering
mortality
versions of reality
perseverance