Herrick and Burns

Question 1

What was the theme for Herrick’s poem “to the virgins”?

Answer 1

Carpe Diem

Seize the moment

And

Tempts Fugit

Time flies

Question 2

What symbolism and metaphors does Herrick use?

Answer 2

Uses the sun symbolizing the stages of life.

Question 3

What college did Robert herrick go to? At what age?

Answer 3

Cambridge at age 22

Question 4

What did herrick do after college?

Answer 4

Served as military chaplain and performed Churchly duties and wrote religious verses and musical love poems.

Question 5

What happened regarding herrick and his parish?

Answer 5

Evicted from it by puritans

Only allowed back by the restoration of Charles 2.

Question 6

What happened during the time that Herrick was evicted from the Parish?

Answer 6

Returned to London and published poetry in “Noble Numbers and Hesperides.

Question 7

What is Hesperides?

Answer 7

Mythical garden at the edge of the world.

Question 8

What was herrick’s early life like?

Answer 8

Work was ignored at first
Father passed away when he was a baby.
Apprentice to be a goldsmith, however he wanted to be a lawyer.

Question 9

Which degrees did he get?

Answer 9

Bachelors and Masters

Question 10

Who was the leader of the Puritans and what was their other name?

Answer 10

Oliver Cromwell

Roundheads.

Question 11

Who is the leader of the Cavaliers

Answer 11

King Charles 1

Question 12

Which side was Herrick on?

Answer 12

The losing side. Cavaliers.

Question 13

The time in between kings

Answer 13

Interregnum

Question 14

What is an elegies?

Answer 14

Poem in memory of someone who has died.

Question 15

What is the theme for “To a Mouse”?

Answer 15

The best laid schemes o’ mice and men often go awry. (Wrong)

Question 16

What was Burns known as?

Answer 16

The voice of Scotland.

Question 17

Where was Burns born?

Answer 17

Alloway in Ayrshire

Question 18

What was Burns studies like?

Answer 18

Poverty kept him from an actual education. Widely studied Bible, Shakespeare, and Alexander Pope.

Question 19

When did he publish his first collection of poems?

Answer 19

1786

Question 20

How and when did Burns die?

Answer 20

30s

Suffered for years with a weak heart.

Question 21

What other nicknames was giving to Burns?

Answer 21

Peasant poet

Poet of the common people.

Question 22

Diest

Answer 22

To a diest, God created the world, but after that God has nothing to do with it.

Question 23

Who did he marry?

Answer 23

The mother of his illegitimate children.

Question 24

Burns was always between what two worlds?

Answer 24

Peasant farmer and writer.