Lycidas

Lycidas was written by

• John Milton

• Chaucer

• Steele

• Robert Henrick

Milton was a

• Reformist

• Restorationist

• Puritan

• Theorist

Whom did Milton acquaint during his time at Cambridge?

• Shakespeare

• Chaucer

• Edward King

• Horace Walpole

What are Laurels, Myrtels and Ivy?

• Friends of Milton

• Places

• Muses

• aromatic tree/shrub

What is this?

• Bear

• Bare

• Bier

• Beer

Lycidas died

• happily with no regrets

• before the prime of his life

• out of old age

• because of a disease

Who are the "Sisters of the Sacred Well"?

• Siblings of Edward King

• the inhabitants near the village

• angels from the heavens

• the nine muses

What does the arrival of the "gray-fly" indicate?

• it is a good day

• the sun is up and hot

• the friends are present in a pastoral setting

• mythological creatures

What is the meaning of the word "batten"?

• batallion

• feed

• smooth pleasant sound

• hot wind

What was "westering"?

• the birds and the flock

• the sun and the evening star

• the two friends

• the wind and the stream