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WorksheetsOde on Melancholy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In 'Ode on Melancholy,' why does the narration speak directly to the reader?
Keats wanted to make readers reflect on his melancholy.
Keats wanted to distract the reader from the poem's stylistic artifice
Keats wanted to make the poem seem more conversational.
Keats wanted to heighten the emotional intensity of the poem.
What is Keats conveying in the first stanza of 'Ode on Melancholy' when he exclaims, No, no! go not to Lethe?
You should not forget your melancholy.
You should not torment yourself.
You should not leave your home.
You should not abandon those you care about.
Which of the following is an example of a personification of nature in 'Ode on Melancholy'?
weeping cloud
morning rose
salt-sand waves
globed peonies
What are Wolf's-bane and nightshade?
Creatures from Greek mythology
Places in the underworld
Characters in the poem
Fatally poisonous plants
The speaker in the poem suggests holding the hand of 'thy mistress' when she feels what emotion?
Anger
Love
Joy
Melancholy
All of the following are suggestions for what to do when you feel sad EXCEPT:
Admire flowers.
Stand in the rain.
Hold your lover's hand.
Look into your lover's eyes.
According to the poem, what two things are inextricably linked?
Pleasure and sadness
Love and sadness
Death and melancholy
Melancholy and joy
Who is Cupid's mother, who was jealous of Psyche?
Demeter
Venus
Persophone
Diana
Who is Proserpine?
An ancient Egyptian queen
Greek goddess of beauty
A Christian saint
Greek goddess of the underworld
What is Lethe?
A Greek mythological god
Heaven in Greek Mythology
An ancient Greek prayer
One of the rivers of Hades in Greek Mythology
