Quiz: Revolt from Hymen

1. What is the literal meaning of “hymen” in the context of the poem?

- A) A religious hymn
- B) A thin membrane covering the female reproductive organ
- C) A type of flower
- D) A type of poem
2. Which word best describes the feeling the speaker wants to achieve in the poem?
- A) Anguish
- B) Freedom
- C) Submission
- D) Sorrow
3. In the poem, what does the speaker compare the feeling of freedom to?
- A) A restless sleep
- B) A comforting womb
- C) A heavy burden
- D) A suffocating embrace
4. What emotion does the speaker express towards the idea of being alone?
- A) Fear
- B) Relief
- C) Sadness
- D) Indifference
5. According to the poem, what is the speaker’s attitude towards the physical seal mentioned?
- A) Reverence
- B) Disgust
- C) Admiration
- D) Apathy
6. What literary device is used in the line “No kisses festering on it like sores”?
- A) Simile
- B) Metaphor
- C) Hyperbole
- D) Personification
7. According to the paraphrasing guideline, what should be transformed into the literal language?
- A) Literal language into figurative language
- B) Metaphors into similes
- C) Similes into metaphors
- D) Figurative language into literal language
8. What is the purpose of paraphrasing a poem?
- A) To confuse the reader
- B) To make the poem longer
- C) To make the prose sense clearer and more direct
- D) To add complexity to the poem
9. What is the literary term for a restatement of a text in different words?
- A) Paraphrasing
- B) Summarizing
- C) Analyzing
 - D) Interpreting
10. According to the provided literary review, what aspect of the original poem should the
paraphrase retain?
- A) Alliteration
- B) Verb tenses and personal pronouns used by the speaker
- C) Line breaks and stanza structure
- D) Rhyme scheme and meter

ANSWERS:

1. B) A thin membrane covering the female reproductive organ

2. B) Freedom
3. B) A comforting womb
4. B) Relief
5. B) Disgust
6. A) Simile
7. D) Figurative language into literal language
8. C) To make the prose sense clearer and more direct
9. A) Paraphrasing
10. B) Verb tenses and personal pronouns used by the speaker