Understanding Donne's 'Death, be not proud'

What is the poetic form of "Death, be not proud"?

• Shakespearean Sonnet

• Petrarchan Sonnet

• Ballad

• Blank Verse

What is the primary literary device used when Donne addresses Death directly?

• Allegory

• Personification

• Apostrophe

• Irony

What does Donne argue about Death's true power?

• Death is all-powerful and final

• Death is a temporary sleep

• Death brings eternal punishment

• Death is the reward of the virtuous

Which metaphysical feature is most evident in the line "Death, thou shalt die"?

• Hyperbole

• Conceit

• Paradox

• Simile

In the poem, what does Donne compare Death to?

• A monster

• A gentle lover

• A slave and sleep

• A storm

What marks the volta (turn in argument) in the poem?

• The title of the poem

• The shift from octave to sestet

• The repetition of "Death"

• The use of metaphor

How does Donne subvert traditional views of Death?

• By praising it as a gift

• By reducing it to a servant of fate and chance

• By ignoring its influence

• By making it divine

What is the rhyme scheme of "Death, be not proud"?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• AABBCCDDEEFFGG

• ABBA ABBA CDCD EE

• ABC ABC DEF DEF

Which religious idea supports the poem's final claim?

• Reincarnation

• Enlightenment

• Resurrection and eternal life

• Karma

The meter used in the poem is:

• Trochaic Tetrameter

• Iambic Pentameter

• Anapestic Trimeter

• Dactylic Hexameter