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Sonnet 43 and Interflora

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Sonnet 43?
a)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
b)
Elizabeth Bishop
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
Elizabeth Gaskell
2.
Who did the poet write Sonnet 43 about?
a)
Her fiancé, Robert Browning
b)
Her father, Edward Barrett
c)
Her son, Robert Barrett Browning
d)
God
3.
What meter is Sonnet 43 written in?
a)
pentameter
b)
tetrameter
c)
hexameter
d)
dimeter
4.
What type of narrator is used in Sonnet 43?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
d)
Omniscient narrator
5.

In Sonnet 43, what does the quote 'I shall but love thee better after death' suggest?

a)

Their love is will last even after death

b)

The love will end once they have died

c)

Their love is dead

d)

The love isn't real until death

6.

In Sonnet 43, what technique has been used in the opening line?

a)

Rhetorical question

b)

metaphor

c)

anaphora

d)

oxymoron

7.

Love and religion are interwoven in the poem

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The link between love and religion in the poem is used to emphasize that

a)

Elizabeth was very religious

b)

Elizabeth was not religious

c)

The love she feels for her partner is as strong as a religion to her

d)

Elizabeth does not believe in her love for Robert

9.

'By sun and candlelight' emphasizes that

a)

She loves him when they are outdoors and indoors

b)

She loves him continually and perpetually

c)

She uses comparisons to emphasise her feelings

d)

She loves him when his face is lit up

10.

What technique does Barrett-Browning use to open her poem?

a)

Simile

b)

Rhetorical question

c)

Alliteration

d)

Emotive Language

11.

Which quotation suggests the contentment of their marriage?

a)

'My soul can research'

b)

'In my old grief'

c)

'Every day's most quiet need'

d)

''Being and ideal Grace'

12.

Which line reveals that the poem's speaker is sending an email?

a)

From Robert B. @mailexcite dot com

b)

Please find herewith as proof of my esteem

c)

To unwrap blooms and place in vase use Drag

d)

Petals won't wilt to husks not leaves to slime

13.

According to the speaker, in what way are the on-line flowers better than real ones?

a)

They are fresh and virtual.

b)

They come with a message.

c)

They will last forever.

d)

They can be easily deleted.

14.

To smell the flowers, what does the recipient need to do?

a)

Click on cellophane and press Control.

b)

Highlight the print and click on Encrypt Reverse.

c)

Use Drag.

d)

Press Delete.

15.

When a character or the reader expects one things, but something very different happens or is true.

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

16.

When the reader knows something that a character does not know

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

17.

When a character says one thing but means another

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

18.

The poet’s use of couplets demonstrates that she is —

a)

following traditional sonnet form

b)

following standard poetic meter

c)

unaware of the themes in traditional sonnets

d)

appreciative of technological advances

19.

The factual, business and technical tone of the sonnet suggests that the poet wants the reader to understand —

a)

the idea that love lasts forever is a fantasy

b)

feelings of love are impossible to express

c)

flowers are the best way to send a message of love

d)

the digital age can take the romance out of love

20.

In lines 5–8, the speaker —.

a)

shows how serious he is about the recipient

b)

explains reasons for the recipient to reply

c)

tells exactly how he feels about the recipient

d)

gives specific directions for the recipient to follow