Metaphysical Poetry and John Donne
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•15 Qs
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Metaphysical Poetry and John Donne
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Margaret Anderson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is written on the occasion of…
the poet's anniversary
the death of the poet's child
the poet traveling away from his wife
Tuesday's dinner (not everything needs a special occasion)
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the first four lines of "A Valediction," love is like …
noble passing of gas
a good man dying
an old man easing into a hot bath d
men arguing over a dead guy's will
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "A Valediction," the "moving of th' earth" refers to…
earthquakes
the rotation of the earth on its axis
the movement of the earth around the sun
the secret alien plan to shake the earth like a maraca
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, how is their love like pure gold?
Because it shines with a golden purity
Because it can be hammered and stretched and doesn't break
Because it is worth more than any other treasure of the earth
Because it is generally a bright yellowish color
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poet and critic coined the term “metaphysical poet”?
Andrew Marvell
John Donne
Henry Vaughan
Samuel Johnson
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, how does Donne describe the death of virtuous people?
Painful
Silent
Slow
Clamorous
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To what part of Christianity did Donne convert?
METHODISM
PRESBYTERIANISM
ROMAN CATHOLICISM
ANGLICANISM
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