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WorksheetsDonne
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
When were the first editions of his poems published?
1633
1683
1663
1666
Donne is unable to leave any idea or experience unexamined, is this true of false?
True
False
Which of these technical terms would not be used to describe Donne's poetry?
Wit
Conceit
Metaphysical
Necromantic
Did readers of Elizabethan verse prefer ...
Gentle rhyme
Stress and emphasis
Frequent change of tone
What is a satire?
A piece of writing which mocks the political, vices or follies
A conversation that makes jokes about people
Anti religious writing
Which time period do the elegies come from?
Late 1590's
Early 1600's
Early 1590's
Mid 1590's
It is said that the elegies or Amores.... were inspired by
Ovid
Virgil
Horace
Aristotle
The main traditions of 16th century love poetry are ...
Shakespearean
Patrarchan
Faustian
Was it considered that Donne asserted his masculinity after witnessing the torture and execution of Catholic priests?
yes, especially in The Dissolution
yes, especially in Song
Yes, especially in Elegy To his Mistris Going to Bed
Who is credited with this quote "he was the first poet in the world in some things, but for not being understood [he] would perish"
Ben Johnson
Andrew Marvell
John Dryden
Samuel Johnson
Is it considered that Donne's poetry can be argumentative?
No
Yes
Was Shakespeare...
10 years younger than Donne
8 years older than Donne
8 years younger than Donne
The same age as Donne
Which of these are the characteristics of metaphysical poetry?
philosophical speculations beyond the sensory? notions such as time, god, human nature etc.
paradoxical speculations about the senses, such as time, god, human nature etc.
Which of these (could be multiple) does Donne use in his poetry?
Paradox
Puns
Personification
Pastoral imagery
Persona
Which poems exemplify the ideas of his tone of world-weary cynicism:
The Good Morrow
The Flea
Love's Alchemy
Some of Donne's poems are Patrarchan in style, but he alters aspects of the form, examples of this can be seen in ...
Air and Angels & The Ectasy
The Flea & Love's Alchemy
Many of Donne's poems feature
Gender, love and personal identity
Age, grace and fortitude
Love, light and the lord
Health and wellbeing
The Greek philosopher Aristotle compared the (female) body and soul to ...
Candle and flame
iron and fire
water and sand
Wax and seal
Aristotle's idea of wax and seal could have been used by Donne because he believed that ....
Like a seal it can move fluidly through water
A stamp organises form - Donne believes he shapes, improves and forms the women he is involved with.
A stamp seals a document to show ownership - a patriarchal view in Renaissance times
Where was he imprisoned for love?
The Tower of Parliament
Putney Bridge
The Tower of London
Whitehall Palace
