WorksheetsTo the Virgins, to make much of time.
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 12mins
During which century and time period did cavalier poetry take place?
15th century
18th century
Renaissance period
17th century
Who is the author of: 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time' ?
Robert Herrick
Emily Dickinson
John Donne
William Shakespeare
What is the central theme of the poem?
Puritan Religion
Semper Fidelis
E Pluribus Unum
Carpe Diem
Which literary movement is associated with cavalier poetry?
Romanticism
Metaphysical poetry
Neoclassicism
Cavalierism
Which of the following Herrick does not personify?
rosebuds
flower
time
sun
The poem's rhyme scheme is
ababcdcdefefghgh
aabbccddeeffgghh
abab cdcd efef ghgh
abab abab abab abab
aba cdc efe ghg
In the poem, the speaker's tone can best be described as
encouraging
vehement
desperate
pushy
maudlin
In stanza two, how does Herrick personify the sun?
he calls it a lamp
he makes it speak
he has it sleep
he makes it run a race
Which of the following expresses a metaphor?
"Old-time is still a-flying"
"Tomorrow will be dying"
"the glorious lamp of Heaven, the sun,"
"While ye may, go marry"
The line, "and this same flow'r that smiles today" shows which poetic device?
personification
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
assonance
What warning does Herrick issue at the end of the poem?
That the subject isn't attractive enough
That the subject will have to wait forever if she doesn't act fast
That the subject shouldn't get married
That the subject should marry the speaker or else...
True or false: The third stanza is claiming that youth is a terrible time in a person's life.
True
False
Which of the following images does not appear?
gathering of flowers
an elaborate wedding
the sun setting
a flower dying
