Exercise 1

This is an exercise for those who are into Literature, (especially my students), which is provided to enhance your understanding on the poem, He Had Such Quiet Eyes.

Practice 1

1. What does the phrase quiet eyes refer to?

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2. Explain the phrase layered with thinnest eyes.

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3. What emotion is expressed in lines 9 and 10?

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4. In stanza 3, what is the persona's advice before getting into a relationship?

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Practice 2

1. What does the phrase two pools of lies refers to?

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2. Explain the phrase to render him paradise.

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3. How did man deceive the persona at first?

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4. Give one possible message of the poem.

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