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To the Virgins, to Make the Most of TIme (Robert Herrick)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "ye" in line 1 refers to

a)

Virgins

b)

The speaker's friend

c)

all women

d)

the reader

e)

a flower

2.

the device used in line 2 is

a)

anachronism

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

sensory imagery

e)

apostrophe

3.

The rose-buds are

a)

dying

b)

an indication that the addressees are carefree

c)

a symbol of young girls' leisure time

d)

a metaphor for the ephemeral nature of youth and beauty

e)

a symbol of women's beauty

4.

In the second stanza, the sun is characterized as

I. electric

II. male

III. a runner

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

I and III only

d)

II and III only

e)

I, II and III

5.

In line 12, "the former" refers to

a)

the worse times

b)

the worst times

c)

the first age

d)

the time of matrimony

e)

the time of birth

6.

The word "tarry" in line 16 most likely means

a)

marry

b)

regret

c)

beautiful

d)

delay

e)

mourn

7.

Alliteration is evident in which of the following lines

a)

line 2

b)

line 3

c)

line 4

d)

line 5

e)

line 8

8.

In line 9, the words "best" and "first" create

a)

euphony

b)

internal rhyme

c)

slant rhyme

d)

assonance

e)

consonance

9.

Where does enjambment occur in the poem?

a)

line 4

b)

line 11

c)

line 13

d)

line 14

e)

line 15

10.

The poem's rhyme scheme is

a)

ababcdcdefefghgh

b)

aabbccddeeffgghh

c)

abab cdcd efef ghgh

d)

abab abab abab abab

e)

aba cdc efe ghg

11.

This poem can be characterized as a(n)

a)

ode

b)

ballad

c)

Italian sonnet

d)

English sonnet

e)

lyric

12.

In the poem, the speaker's tone can best be described as

a)

encouraging

b)

vehement

c)

desperate

d)

pushy

e)

maudlin