1. The contrast between the “best” and the “worst” emphasizes:
2. The creature’s movement is described as:
3. What is the dominant image associated with the creature’s eyes?
4. The desert setting can be seen as a metaphor for:
5. What is “Spiritus Mundi” in the poem?
6. What does the phrase “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold” suggest?
7. The creature’s appearance is most likely symbolic of:
8. Which magazine first published “The Second Coming”?
9. How is the creature’s movement described?
10. Where was W. B. Yeats living when he wrote “The Second Coming”?
11. The creature’s human head symbolizes:
12. The falcon and falconer imagery suggests:
13. The creature’s blank gaze can be interpreted as:
14. The overall atmosphere created in these lines is one of:
15. The phrase “the centre cannot hold” implies:
16. The word “indignant” suggests the birds are:
17. What quality is attributed to the “best”?
18. In what year was “The Second Coming” first published in a magazine?
19. The image of the creature moving slowly suggests:
20. What image does the poet use to represent a deteriorating order?
