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Lot's Wife - Anna Akhmatova
Lot's Wife - Anna Akhmatova
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A #literature #quiz about the #poem of #AnnaAkhmatova : #Lot'sWife
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Why do you think the speaker is so affected by Lot’s wife?
It is an allusion(reference)of the Biblical story&Stalinism
She was a fan of religious stories so she wrote about them
Because it is an extension of her difficult life
2
What is the meaning of the word
welded?
Big and clumsy
Joined; sealed
Belonging to a person because of birth
3
How does Lot’s wife feel about her home? What does “bitter view” suggest about her feelings?
She was waiting for the reconstruction of her city
She was happy to see her neighbors and family die
She's deeply saddened about the destruction of her city
4
What makes Lot’s wife care about Sodom, despite its evils?
That it was her native place,where she sang&her babies born
A place full of rich salts that aided commerce & economy
That it was a beautiful and brilliant place.
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How might you feel if you had to leave your homeland because life there had become intolerable?
It would be a wise investment in the future.
It would be as an exile, as a desertion, something horrible.
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What is the meaning of
native?
Big and clumsy
Belonging to a person because of birth
Joined; sealed
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The speaker refers to the“red towers”&the“square”of Sodom.To what other square&city she refers?
Sodom's pillar of salt
NYC Times Square
Moscow's Red Square
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What is the meaning of the word
hulking?
Belonging to a person because of birth
Big and clumsy
Joined; sealed
