Robert Herrick - To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time

Throughout the poem, Herrick invokes a sense of:

• Loveliness 
• Urgency
• Regret
• Panic

Which of the following does Herrick not personify?

• rosebuds
• time
• flower
• sun

Which of the following best expresses the central idea of the poem?

• "Old time is still a-flying"

• "Tomorrow will be dying"

• "The age is best which is the first"

• "While ye may, go marry"

What is the best indicator of the central idea?

• The title
• The flower imagery
• The sense of urgency
• The speaker's attitude

Herrick's use of the word "coy" in line 13 refers to what?

• Laziness
• Loneliness
• Hesitation to find a husband
• A fish

What warning does Herrick issue at the end of the poem?

• That the subject isn't attractive enough
• That the subject will have to wait forever if she doesn't act fast
• That the subject shouldn't get married
• That the subject should marry the speaker or else...

How does the speaker view old age?

• Honorable
• Cute
• Irrelevant
• Burdenous

Which of the following images does not appear?

• gathering of flowers
• a wedding
• the sun setting
• a flower dying

Which of the following concepts is probably fueled by Enlightenment interest in scientific studies?

• The setting of the sun
• The dying of a flower
• The warmness of blood in young people
• Life getting worse as time progresses

Which of the following Latin phrases best describes the poem altogether?

• Semper Fidelis
• Carpe Diem
• Sic Semper Tyrannis
• E Pluribus Unum