metaphysical poetry

Question 1

most popular form of poetry in the 17th century

Answer 1

metaphysical poetry

Question 2

Who coined the term “metaphysical poets

Answer 2

Samuel Johnson

Question 3

What literary device did metaphysical poets use in their poems

Answer 3

Metaphysical Conceits

Question 4

What are the five (5) reasons for death’s ultimate destruction in “Holy Sonnet 10

Answer 4

1. Fate 2. Luck 3. Poison 4. War 5. Illness 6. Administered by rulers

Question 5

What is the irony in “Holy Sonnet 10”?

Answer 5

The speaker tells death to not be arrogant bc some ppl find them scary, but ppl don’t really die when they arrive. “Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; for those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.”

Question 6

How does the speaker in “Holy Sonnet 10” feel about death?

Answer 6

Death is not really scary or powerful bc ppl don’t really die when they meet death.

Question 7

What is a phoenix? It is used as a conceit in “Holy Sonnet 14”

Answer 7

symbol of rebirth. It was when a person wanted to become a whole new person.

Question 8

What images does Donne use in “Holy Sonnet 14

Answer 8

Battering ram = God breaking down the city walls. Town = taken over by an army. Marriage = tied knot

Question 9

What does the title “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” mean?

Answer 9

prohibits grief about saying goodbye and their separation.

Question 10

What conceit does Donne use in “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

Answer 10

He compares the two lovers’ souls to the legs of a drawing compass.

Question 11

What can the reader infer about the relationship of the speaker and his lover in “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”?

Answer 11

– They are forced to spend time apart from his lover but should not mourn their separation. They feel that their relationship are spiritually bonded

Question 12

What is the paradox Donne uses in “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”?

Answer 12

Donne begins a paradox, noting that his and his wife’s souls are one though they be two; therefore, their souls will always be together even though they are apart.

Question 13

What is the subject of “Meditation 17

Answer 13

is about the connection between humans, in addition to the one they have with death.

Question 14

What two conceits does Donne use in “Meditation 17

Answer 14

1. “for whom the bell tolls” 2. “no man is an island” relationship with God and death

Question 15

Want main idea does Donne express in “Meditation 17

Answer 15

The suffering of humanity must inspire us to live to the fullest and be ready at the time of death.

Question 16

What lines in “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” express the carpe diem theme?

Answer 16

• “Then be not coy, but use your time…” (advises women to take advantage of their youth)

Question 17

What does the poet suggest the lady do in “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”?

Answer 17

encourages young women to seize the day and enjoy their youth.

Question 18

What does the setting sun represent in “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”?

Answer 18

aging and death

Question 19

What does the word “coy” mean in “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”?

Answer 19

shy

Question 20

What does the flower represent in “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”?

Answer 20

youth

Question 21

How can you describe the speaker’s main attitude toward his audience in “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”?

Answer 21

cautionary

Question 22

22. How do both Andrew Marvel and Robert Herrick use imagery of the sun’s movement in their respective poems?

Answer 22

use similar imagery to depict the themes of time, youth, and love.

Question 23

What is the theme of “To His Coy Mistress”?

Answer 23

“though we cannot make our sun/Stand still, yet we will make him run” we cannot stop time and death

Question 24

What line in “To His Coy Mistress” represents the approach of death?

Answer 24

“Time’s winged chariot hurrying near.”

Question 25

Where does Herrick use hyperbole in his poem “To His Coy Mistress”?

Answer 25

First stanza

Question 26

Which lines in “To His Coy Mistress” express the speaker’s attitude toward death?

Answer 26

– The grave’s a fine and private place,/ But none I think do there embrace/” – the speaker accepts death’s inevitability but disbelief in the comfort of eternal life

Question 27

Which lines in “To His Coy Mistress” express the idea of carpe diem?

Answer 27

“Now let us sport while we may”

Question 28

What is the argument the speaker presents in “To His Coy Mistress”?

Answer 28

If we had the time, we could delay our love, but we do not have the time, so we must love each other now.

Question 29

What is the central message of “The Second Coming”?

Answer 29

a dark future is foreshadowed by the violence of the present.

Question 30

What does W.B. Yeats use to reveal his belief in a cyclic theory of world history in his poem “The Second Coming”?

Answer 30

He uses images of circling and completion

Question 31

What do the falcon and the falconer represent in “The Second Coming”?

Answer 31

a symbol for a lost humanity, at the mercy of uncontrollable forces. The falcon us trying to find meaning.

Question 32

What lines represent the birth of Jesus Christ in “The Second Coming”?

Answer 32

“Rocking cradle” and “Bethlehem”

Question 33

What does the term epiphany mean?

Answer 33

manifestation of something

Question 34

Why does the unnamed boy want to go to the bazaar in James Joyce’s short story “Araby”?

Answer 34

To give Mangan’s sister a gift of “Araby

Question 35

What does the boy’s epiphany reveal in “Araby”?

Answer 35

disillusionment

Question 36

What does the bazaar represent for the boy in “Araby”?

Answer 36

foreign and exotic experience

Question 37

What does the term implication mean?

Answer 37

a suggestion of something that is made without saying it directly

Question 38

How does Joyce use implication to suggest some ideas in “Araby” instead of stating them directly

Answer 38

a hint that the narrator equates his attraction to the Mangan girl to a religious experience.

Question 39

What POV does Joyce use to tell the boy’s story in “Araby”?

Answer 39

1

Question 40

What is unusual about Joyce’s POV in “Araby”?

Answer 40

1st pov tells of a child’s feelings by using the language of adults