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WorksheetsTo the Virgins, to Make the Most of TIme (Robert Herrick)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
The word "ye" in line 1 refers to
Virgins
The speaker's friend
all women
the reader
a flower
the device used in line 2 is
anachronism
personification
allusion
sensory imagery
apostrophe
The rose-buds are
dying
an indication that the addressees are carefree
a symbol of young girls' leisure time
a metaphor for the ephemeral nature of youth and beauty
a symbol of women's beauty
In the second stanza, the sun is characterized as
I. electric
II. male
III. a runner
I only
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
In line 12, "the former" refers to
the worse times
the worst times
the first age
the time of matrimony
the time of birth
The word "tarry" in line 16 most likely means
marry
regret
beautiful
delay
mourn
Alliteration is evident in which of the following lines
line 2
line 3
line 4
line 5
line 8
In line 9, the words "best" and "first" create
euphony
internal rhyme
slant rhyme
assonance
consonance
Where does enjambment occur in the poem?
line 4
line 11
line 13
line 14
line 15
The poem's rhyme scheme is
ababcdcdefefghgh
aabbccddeeffgghh
abab cdcd efef ghgh
abab abab abab abab
aba cdc efe ghg
This poem can be characterized as a(n)
ode
ballad
Italian sonnet
English sonnet
lyric
In the poem, the speaker's tone can best be described as
encouraging
vehement
desperate
pushy
maudlin
