'And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords / Of life. / And I have something to expiate.' Identify the D. H. Lawrence poem.
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Correct answer: B. 'Snake'
Explanation
The close of 'Snake' (Birds, Beasts and Flowers, 1923): having thrown a log at the snake at his Sicilian water-trough, the speaker feels he has insulted a king of the underworld.
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