Unit 7
Based on the surrounding context in the line "That hills and valleys, dale and field," what is the most likely meaning of the word "dale"
A glen or sheltered place
What rhyme scheme is used for "Sonnet 75"
ABABBCBCCDCDEF
The line "The flowers do fade, and wanton fields/To wayward Winter reckoning yields" best illustrates which literary device
Alliteration
What was the name for the sign at cycle/sequence which Edmund Spenser created
Amoretti
How is "Sonnet 75" organized
An octave followed by a sestet
What is the speakers attitude throughout the poem
Bitter and cynical
Select a choice on the left which best paraphrase is the meaning of "Sonnet 30"
C
Who wrote "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Christopher Marlowe
What does the shepherd invite his love to do
Come live with him
Edmund Spenser uses a continuous metaphor throughout "Sonnet 30" wherein ice and fire are used to represent emotions. What literary device does this exemplify
Conceit
Which best describes the "Nymph" response to the Shepherd
Conditional consideration
What style of language is typical for a pastoral poem
Courtly language
Which of the following most accurately embodies the imagery used in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
Decay and destruction
Using the surrounding context, which best defines the word "subdue" as used in line 13 of "Sonnet 75"
Defeat
What is the speakers attitude in "Sonnet 75"
Determined
What is the attitude of the woman towards the end in "Sonnet 75"
Dismissive
The lines "Thy belt of straw and ivy-buds,/Thy coral clasps and amber studs,—" demonstrate what kind of rhyme
Exact rhyme
What is the speakers attitude toward nature in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Exalted praise
What does the speaker use as a symbol for his passion
Fire
Why did Edmund Spenser leave Ireland
He was run out by Irish rebels
What overall tone is expressed by the speaker in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Hopeful longing
What kind of meter is used in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
Iambic tetrameter
What word best describes the speakers presentation of nature in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Idyllic
Which of the following is characteristic of an Edmund Spenser donnet
It ends positively
Which of the following is true of pastoral poetry
It was one of the primary influential forms of writing during the renaissance
What happens each time the speaker writes the woman's name in "Sonnet 75"
It washed away by the waves
What is the speakers conclusion about love
Love does not follow natural laws
Which of the following is an appropriate theme for "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Love is deeper than material wealth
Which is the most accurate paraphrase of the highlighted line in Raleigh's "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
Material, outward expressions of love don't last
What tone best describes a pastoral poem
Naïve optimism
What literary device is evident in the following line: "But came the tide and made my pains his prey"
Personification
What would one expect regarding usage of rhyme in a pastoral poem
Rhyme is consistent and precise
Which best describes the rhyme scheme of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Rhyming couplets
What is a paradox
Seemingly contradictory ideas which reveal a truth
What literary device does Spencer use in the opening line of "Sonnet 30"
Simile
Marlowe's choice of the word "madrigals" instead of "songs" in stanza 2 demonstrates which aspect of pastoral poetry
Specialized diction
Which best characterizes the kind of meter found in a pastoral poem
Strict and formal
What pastoral elements are present in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
Strict meter and rhyme
During what time period did Spenser write "Sonnet 75"
The Renaissance
Identify the most accurate paraphrase of "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
The nymphs projects the shepherds proposal and points out the unreliable aspects of nature/love
What is the most celebrated form of English poetry
The sonnet
Which of the following is true of the sonnet as a poetic form in relation to Edmund Spenser
The sonnet was a known form in Italy prior to Edmund Spenser using it
What can a reader infer from the title "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
The speaker of the poem is professing his love
Which best describes the shift that occurs in the third stanza of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
The speaker shifts from telling what they will see to what he can provide for his love
What was a unique feature of Edmund Spenser's sonnets
They had a new rhyme scheme
What does the speaker protect for those things which are lesser than the woman he loves
They will die and decay
What problem does the "Nymph" express about the gowns, shoes, and clothing articles she is offered by the Shepherd
They will not last
Select the line that best paraphrases the intention of Marlowe's Shepherd
To persuade his romantic interest to join his way of life
Which of the following would NOT likely be found in a pastoral poetry
Worker suffering as they tend the land
Identify the lines the best exemplify pastoral writing:
"By shallow rivers, to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals"
Which of the following is an example of a simile in Spenser's "Sonnet 75"
"For I myself shall like to this decay"
Which of the following lines from Edmund Spenser's "Sonnet 30" is an example of a paradox
"My love is like to ice, and I to fire"
Which line indicates the shift in "Sonnet 75"
"Not so (quod I); let baser things devise
Which line indicates a shift in Spenser's "Sonnet 30"
"What more miraculous thing may be told"
Select the best paraphrase of Spenser's "Sonnet 75"
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