Meditation 17/Song John Donne

What is a hyperbole?

• a seemingly contradictory statement

• a use of meter to suggest rapid motion

• a deliberate exaggeration made for effect

• a rhyme within a line of poetry for emphasis

• a vivid image used to make the reader feel some emotion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

In "Song" the speaker asked to be taught to hear who or what singing?

• stars

• children

• the Devil

• a woman

• mermaids

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which word best completes the following sentence? The view from the ________ was spectacular.

• wrought

• recourse

• tribulation

• promontory

• covetousness

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word best completes the following sentence? Mr. Sanchez is experiencing a time of ____________.

• wrought

• recourse

• tribulation

• promontory

• covetousness

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following contains a hyperbole?

• "Such a pilgrimage were sweet"

• "If thou beest born to strange sights"

• "All strange wonders that befell thee"

• "No where?Lives a woman true, and fair"

• "And find/What wind/ Serves to advance and honest mind"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

In Meditation 17, what does the phrase "every chapter must be so translated" mean?

• We all must die

• Every chapter is important

• The church requires translation

• We all need help in understanding each other.

• Some languages are easier to understand than others

What do all the acts mentioned at the beginning of "Song" have in common?

• They are all heroic

• They are tenors

• They are religious

• They are masculine

• They are impossible

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

In Meditation 17 she refers to

• the world

• the church

• the minister

• female saints

• women in general

In Meditation 17 which of the following is a vehicle of the metaphor mentioning chapters?

• God

• book

• death

• church

• all the above

What is the main theme or message of Meditation 17?

• God is like an author

• We are all connected

• The church is all powerful

• Religion touches every aspect of our lives

• Translations are necessary for understanding