Abeka 12th Grade English Lit Test 4 – Flashcards
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Who was the greatest Metaphysical poet?
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John Donne
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Who was the greatest prose writer of the Puritan Age?
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John Bunyan
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Who does the poet address in "Peace"?
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God
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What literary form is used in the following lines: "How well her name an Army doth present, / In whom the Lord of hosts did pitch his tent"?
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couplet or anagram
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What literary device points out an unusual parallel between highly dissimilar elements?
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Metaphysical Conceit
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What group believed that Christians should live a pure and holy life?
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Puritans
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What group of poets were Royalists who emphasized the pleasures of this world and wrote love songs?
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Cavalier Poets
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What group of poets were interested in the things of the mind, the soul, and eternity?
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Metaphysical Poets
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What is England's greatest allegory?
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The Pilgrim's Progress
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In what poem does John Milton give a warning concerning the restriction of all books?
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"In Defense of Books"
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What is the theme of "The Anniversary"?
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the eternal love of the married couple
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What is the theme of "The Collar"?
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thoughts from moving from rebellion to submission
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What is the theme of "The Constant Lover"?
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a man's love for three days
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What is the theme of "An Epitaph"?
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husband and wife who lived and died together
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What is the theme of "Meditation XVII"?
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the bell tolls for all of us
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What is the theme of "Now"?
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the present is more important than the past or future
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What is the theme of "On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three"?
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time as the subtle thief of youth
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What is the theme of "The Pulley"?
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man's need for rest
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What is the theme of "To Althea, From Prison"?
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freedom of the soul and spirit
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What is the theme of "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars"?
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honor drives him from his love to the battlefied
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Who wrote, "For thee, thou needst no such deceit, FOr thou they self art thine own bait"?
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John Donne
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Who wrote, "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying"?
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Robert Herrick
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Who wrote, "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage"?
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Richard Lovelace
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Who wrote, "The world resembled his eternity, In which my soul did walk; And everything that I did see Did with me talk"?
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Thomas Traherne
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Who wrote, "Shall I wasting in despair Die because a woman's fair"?
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George Wither
