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Metaphysical Poetry Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is not a common characteristic of metaphysical poetry?
2. What literary device does Richard Lovelace include in the first couple lines of "To Althea from Prison" ?
3. Who wrote "To His Coy Mistress" ?
4. Who is considered as a master of the metaphysical conceit?
5. Define literary epic.
6. "How Soon Hath Time" is actually written in the form of a sonnet, with a distinct change or shift in tone/ideas (also known as volta). Where does this shift occur?
7. What comforts the speaker in "How Soon Hath Time" despite being upset about how time is flying by and he has nothing to show for it?
8. Which metaphysical poet wrote political pamphlets to support a Puritan group called the Roundheads?
9. This poem was written to console the poet's wife upon his departure for a long trip to Europe.
10. The choice and use of words and phrases
11. Who is one of the most famous metaphysical poets?
12. Which poem explores the paradox of God and men?
13. What's the meter used in "To Althea, from Prison" ?
14. What is the rhyme scheme used in "On My First Son?"
15. This is a type of extended metaphor that compares two very dissimilar things
16. What metaphysical characteristic is present in line 11 of "To His Coy Mistress" ?
17. Cavalier poets wrote love lyrics to mistresses with ordinary names.
18. What imagery does Lovelace use most often in "To Althea, from Prison" to convey how free he feels in his love for Althea, despite being imprisoned?
19. Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter
20. What is the rhyme scheme for "A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning" ?
21. What is the nature of John Donne's poetry?
22. Define obliquely.
23. Choose the word that means-violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.
24. Which author used the technique of metaphysical conceit?
25. Choose the word that means-Laypersons; distinct from clergy.
26. Why was Donne thrown in jail?
27. How does the poem's structure in "To His Coy Mistress" contribute to the metaphysical characteristics of presenting an argument?
28. Metaphysical poetry can be defined as the following:
29. Which poet was thrown in prison due to political turmoil and wrote a poem from prison?
30. Which of the following was NOT a metaphysical poet?
31. What is the meter found in "How Soon Hath Time" ?
32. What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
33. Choose the word that means-Repeat.
34. Which one is not the major theme of John Donne's poetry?
35. In Ben Jonson's "On My First Son, " he claims his son is his best piece of poetry. What characteristic of metaphysical poetry does this represent?
36. Choose the word that means-Forceful; violent.
37. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
38. Which of the following is a characteristic of a poetic conceit?
39. What phrase best exemplified the Cavalier poets?
40. The metaphysical poets were:
41. What is this an example of:I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!
42. Which poem was a response to Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd and his love" ?
43. Donne was a preacher as well as a poet
44. Define personification.
45. This is a statement that seems contradictory but nevertheless tells a truth.
46. Donne's foremost passion was for
47. What is the meter of "To His Coy Mistress" ?
48. What is metaphysical poetry?
49. Choose the word that means-Struggle.
50. Which poet was one of the Cavalier poets who considered Ben Jonson to be their "literary father" ?
51. A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that is actually true
52. Choose the word that means-Ill will; evil intentions.
53. Who coined the term "Metaphysical Poets" ?
54. True or False:All poems must rhyme.
55. Which poet was one of the cavalier poets who considered Ben Johnson to be their literary father?
56. How is the love present between the speaker and his beloved in "A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning" on a metaphysical level?
57. Choose the word that means-Utter misery; extreme loneliness.
58. In Ben Johnson's "On My First Son, " he claims his son is his best piece of poetry. What characteristic of metaphysical poetry does this represent?
59. Poetry that focuses on meaning more than lyricism is .....
60. Ben Jonson wrote some poems about his children who died.
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