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To the Virgins, to make much of time.

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During which century and time period did cavalier poetry take place?

a)

15th century

b)

18th century

c)

Renaissance period

d)

17th century

2.

Who is the author of: 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time' ?

a)

Robert Herrick

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

John Donne

d)

William Shakespeare

3.

What is the central theme of the poem?

a)

Puritan Religion

b)

Semper Fidelis

c)

E Pluribus Unum

d)

Carpe Diem

4.

Which literary movement is associated with cavalier poetry?

a)

Romanticism

b)

Metaphysical poetry

c)

Neoclassicism

d)

Cavalierism

5.

Which of the following Herrick does not personify?

a)

rosebuds

b)

flower

c)

time

d)

sun

6.

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

7.

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

a)

encouraging

b)

vehement

c)

desperate

d)

pushy

e)

maudlin

8.

In stanza two, how does Herrick personify the sun?

a)

he calls it a lamp

b)

he makes it speak

c)

he has it sleep

d)

he makes it run a race

9.

Which of the following expresses a metaphor?

a)

"Old-time is still a-flying"

b)

"Tomorrow will be dying"

c)

"the glorious lamp of Heaven, the sun,"

d)

"While ye may, go marry"

10.

The line, "and this same flow'r that smiles today" shows which poetic device?

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

assonance

11.

What warning does Herrick issue at the end of the poem?

a)

That the subject isn't attractive enough

b)

That the subject will have to wait forever if she doesn't act fast

c)

That the subject shouldn't get married

d)

That the subject should marry the speaker or else...

12.

True or false: The third stanza is claiming that youth is a terrible time in a person's life.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following images does not appear?

a)

gathering of flowers

b)

an elaborate wedding

c)

the sun setting

d)

a flower dying