English - Lesson 3: How Do I Love Thee

Question 1

These are written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic distinction.

Answer 1

literature

Question 2

It follows a certain verse form of 14 lines and a fixed rhyme scheme.

Answer 2

sonnet

Question 3

It is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

Answer 3

rhyme scheme

Question 4

It is a major genre that uses a more concentrated style than other literary forms; literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. They are collectively or as a genre (kind/type) of literature.

Answer 4

poetry

Question 5

t refers to the wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry with them.

Answer 5

connotation

Question 6

It is the precise, literal definition of a word that might be found in a dictionary

Answer 6

dennotation

Question 7

It is perhaps the oldest literary type.

Answer 7

poetry

Question 8

It means grammar, composition, and arrangement.

Answer 8

syntax

Question 9

How many epics does the Philippines have?

Answer 9

24

Question 10

How many epics does the English literature have?

Answer 10

The only one epic that English literature has is Beowulf

Question 11

These poems are highly musical, expressing feelings and observations of a single person about a particular subject.

Answer 11

lyric poems

Question 12

It is a poem addressed in an exalted (grand) manner to some object or person, present or absent.

Answer 12

ode

Question 13

It is a poem intended to be sung. It expresses the poet’s hopes, joys, fears, loves, sorrows, and ideals.

Answer 13

song

Question 14

It has death or mourning as its theme, and the thoughts and feelings are expressed in contemplative (meditative) rather than exalted (grand) mood.

Answer 14

elegy

Question 15

It tells of heroic deeds performed by legendary heroes. The events are arranged in a series and the style used is dignified.

Answer 15

epic

Question 16

It is a story-song that is accompanied by a stringed instrument and sang during festivals.

Answer 16

ballad

Question 17

It deals with chivalry, love, and religion with a romantic element woven throughout the story.

Answer 17

metrical romance

Question 18

These poems are, in traditional sense, plays written in verse. The poets create characters who speak in verses as they act on stage.

Answer 18

dramatic poems

Question 19

poems with rhymes in each line

Answer 19

closed form

Question 20

poems that does not have rhymes

Answer 20

open form or free verse

Question 21

It coveys an attitude towards its subject or theme. It may express affection, wonder, humility, admiration, amusement, tenderness, playfulness, humor, sarcasm, contempt, sadness, curiosity, doubt, or grief.

Answer 21

tone

Question 22

It is considered the speaker or fictitious character created by the poet to serve as the “voice” of the poem.

Answer 22

persona

Question 23

It is an attempt of the writers to concretize (make real) abstract (non-concrete) ideas and emotions.

Answer 23

imagery

Question 24

They generally mean a word or sequence of words that appeal to any sensory experience appealing to sight (visual), sound (auditory), touch (tactile/physical), smell (scent), and taste (flavor).

Answer 24

images

Question 25

What makes the poem a sonnet?

Answer 25

It is composed of 14 lines and it follows a rhyme scheme.

Question 26

When was Elizabeth Barrett Browning born?

Answer 26

March 6, 1806

Question 27

Where was Elizabeth Barrett Browning born?

Answer 27

Coxhoe Hall Durham, England

Question 28

What injury did Elizabeth Browning suffered from when she was 15?

Answer 28

She suffered a spinal injury

Question 29

During courtship, how many letters did Robert Browning wrote to his beloved Elizabeth Barrette?

Answer 29

500 letters

Question 30

From the poem’s first lines, how did Elizabeth described her love?

Answer 30

in terms that sound spiritual and religious

Question 31

When was Elizabeth Browning considered as one of the great experimenters in poetry?

Answer 31

18th century

Question 32

When and where was the poem “How Do I Love Thee” published?

Answer 32

It was first published in a collection called Sonnets from the Portuguese in 1850.

Question 33

It modifies a noun or a pronoun

Answer 33

adjective

Question 34

It modifies a verb, an adjective, and another adverb

Answer 34

adverb