Metaphysical & Cavalier

A metaphysical conceit is an unusual __________________.

• plot device

• extended metaphor

• rhyme scheme

• poetic meter

During the English Civil War, the Cavaliers supported which side?

• Parliament

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

A common theme of Cavalier poetry is _______________.

• carpe nightem

• carpe spring

• carpe diem

• carpe autumn

Love and _________________________ were common topics for Cavalier poets to write about.

• death

• loss

• war

• duty

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Which of the following is a characteristic of a poetic conceit?

• It is a far-fetched metaphor.

• It is an elaborate comparison between dissimilar things.

• It utilizes wit.

• All of the above.

Richard Lovelace served time in prison and wrote Lucasta.

• True

• False

Ben Jonson wrote some poems about his children who died.

• True

• False

Cavalier poets wrote love lyrics to mistresses with ordinary names.

• True

• False

This poet had a secret marriage, wrote about secular and religious subjects, used surprising contrasts, and was obsessed with death to the point that s/he preached his/her own funeral sermon.

• Andrew Marvell

• Robert Herrick

• John Donne

• Richard Lovelace

This poet lived to be 83, worked for the church, never married and was rumored to have made up the women in his poems.

• Andrew Marvell

• Robert Herrick

• John Donne

• Ben Jonson