Puritan Poetry: Huswifery and To My Dear and Loving Husband
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the significance of the poem's title, "To My Dear and Loving Husband"?
It shows the speaker's affection towards her husband
It highlights the traditional gender roles in marriage
It reflects the societal expectations of love and marriage
It emphasizes the speaker's devotion and commitment to her husband
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the effect of the description within the following lines?"I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,Or all the riches that the East doth hold."
It values the beauty of having various possessions.
It states how much the speaker treasures her husband.
It shows the award one will earn when traveling overseas.
It demonstrates how the husband values wealth over anything else.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the speaker's purpose in the following line?"Compare with me, ye women, if you can"
To argue that she loves more strongly than other wives
To highlight how different she is from other women
To exaggerate her love for her husband
To defend her rights as a mother
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the structure of the poem affect its meaning?
The middle of the poem contradicts the speaker's view of her husband.
The end reinforces the beginning by referencing the couple's unity.
The last stanza weakens the overall mood of sorrow and despair.
The entire poem is supported by examples of why she loves.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which are two reasons the author uses rhyming couplets throughout the poem?
To clarify the relationship of the author and her husband
To create a musical quality in the selection
To convey the setting of the selection
To echo the pairing of the author and her husband
To persuade people to imagine the importance of their marriages
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do the following lines reveal about the speaker?"Thy love is such I can no way repay;The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray"
Her frustration with the inability to pay debt
Her graterfulness for her husband's devotion
Her thankfulness for being able to love
Her inexperience with a dying love
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The speaker's primary audience is --
God
her husband
other married women
jealous lovers
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
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