Quiz 8 Flashcards
a particular kind of foot that has a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
trochee
the speaker’s friend; another name for the Greek goddess Hera
Anthea
careless; indifferent
incurious
a simpleton; a fool
coxcomb
the absence of a syllable in the last metrical foot in a line of verse
catalexis
sweetened and flavord curds of milk, usually served with fruit
junkets
shy
coy
an unsophisticated country person
rustic
a common theme in classical and Renaissance literature that suggests readers should make the most out of life before its over
carpe diem
delay
tarry
“That age is best which is the first”
convey’s a preference for youthful age over old age
a good metaphor for seizing one’s youthful day
“gathering rosebuds”
what the speaker asks Anthea to do
go to a feast
means taking action while young, before it is too late
“while ye may”
elements at the wake
junkets; sporting
what the villagers fear
being without a wake next year
“is still a-flying”
“Old Time”
Central One Idea
Seize the day; get married and make the most of your life while you’re young!
- “The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,*
- The higher he’s a-getting,*
- The sooner will his race be run,*
- And nearer he’s to setting.”*
a metaphor for time
what is surprising to us about the Elizabethan wake
it is a feast
