Metaphysical Poetry Quiz

What is metaphysical poetry concerned with?

• Everyday experiences

• Historical events

• Religious rituals

• Profound areas of experience

Who are some of the metaphysical poets?

• William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman

• John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan

• Sylvia Plath, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes

• Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

What is a metaphysical conceit?

• A simple metaphor

• An extended metaphor

• A simile

• A personification

What was John Donne's profession before becoming a preacher?

• Soldier

• Lawyer

• Doctor

• Teacher

When did John Donne reluctantly enter the ministry?

• 1635

• 1605

• 1615

• 1625

What is the most famous line from John Donne's Meditation 17?

• 'No man is an island'

• 'The road not taken'

• 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'

• 'To be or not to be, that is the question'

Which poet wrote the poem 'To his Coy Mistress'?

• John Donne

• George Herbert

• Henry Vaughan

• Andrew Marvell

What was the main theme of metaphysical poetry?

• Nature

• Love

• War

• Religion

What was the period of violence and civil strife in England during the time of metaphysical poetry?

• Victorian Era

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• English Revolution

What was the main focus of metaphysical poetry?

• Everyday experiences

• Religious rituals

• Historical events

• Profound areas of experience