
Understanding Donne's 'Death, be not proud'
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English
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is the poetic form of "Death, be not proud"?
Shakespearean Sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet
Ballad
Blank Verse
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary literary device used when Donne addresses Death directly?
Allegory
Personification
Apostrophe
Irony
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which metaphysical feature is most evident in the line "Death, thou shalt die"?
Hyperbole
Conceit
Paradox
Simile
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
In the poem, what does Donne compare Death to?
A monster
A gentle lover
A slave and sleep
A storm
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
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
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