1st 9 Weeks
“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
Who is the Danish king in “Beowulf”?
a. Wiglaf
b. Hrothgar
c.Beowulf
d. Higlac
 Who is the gruesome monster that lives
in the misty moors?
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a. Higlac
c. Wiglaf
b. Beowulf
d. Grendel
“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
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How many winters did the monster
terrorize the mead hall?
a. 12
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b. 16
c. 19
d. 17
Who is the hero who comes from a far
away land to help the Danish people?
a. Grendel
b. Hrothgar
c. Beowulf
d. Higlac
“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
How many warriors did the hero bring
with him to Denmark?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d.30
 Who is the “shepard of evil” and the
“guardian of crime”?
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a. Beowulf
c. Grendel
b. Grendel’s Mother
d. the Dragon
“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
Is “shepard of evil” and “guardian of
crime” an example of alliteration or a
kenning?
a. Kenning
b. Alliteration
• Professional poet who chanted poems in
a mead hall
• Anglo-Saxon word for fate
• Long narrative poem telling the deeds of
a great hero
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“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
songs sung- hellish hands
 A metaphorical phrase used instead of a
person or a thing
 Giving inanimate objects human
qualities
 Belief that gods live in all things
 A comparison using like or as
 A comparison of 2 dissimilar things.
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“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
From what origin is Beowulf from?
a. 2 known scribes
b. Denmark
c. Geatland
d. Unknown
 What language was Beowulf originally
written in?
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a. Old English
c. Hebrew
b. Greek
d. French
“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
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The written poem reflects from what
religious base?
a. Christian
c. Multi religions
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b. Pagan
d. Pagan & Christian
of the following is not a theme for
Beowulf?
a. Love
c. The Past
b. Identity
d. Good vs Evil
“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
What is the climax of Beowulf?
a. Grendel fighting Beowuld
b. Beowulf fighting the dragon
c. Grendel’s mother fighting Beowulf
d. Grendel’s mother dying
 When did the Anglo-Saxon period take
place?
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a. 449-1066
c. 500-1100
b. 425-1000
d. 1066-1485
“Beowulf” & Anglo-Saxon Period
The poem deals with ancient Germanic
forebears called?
a. Gods and Goddesses
b. Geats and Danes
c. Lords and Ladies
d. None of the Above
 How many men came with Beowulf to
fight Grendel?
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a. 10
b. 12
c. 15
d. 14
Demon Lover
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When does this story take place?
a. Present day
b. A long time ago
d. None of the Above
c. After WWII
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At what “arranged hour” does the letter
writer strike?
a. 5
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b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
Who is the main character in this story?
a. Mr. Dover
c. Mrs. Drover
b. The letter writer
d. Mrs. Dover
Seafarer
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What is the first section of the “Seafarer”
talking about?
A. Being on the sea and being completely
happy
B. His moral issues and the world is all for
themselves
C. Personal description of his suffering and
longing for the sea
D. His mysterious attraction to the sea and not
getting enough of it
Seafarer
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What is the second section of the
“Seafarer” talking about?
A. Telling of his sorrows and hardships
B. Personal description of his suffering and
being out on the sea
C. Moral speculation about the fleeting nature
of fame, fortune, and life
D. A dream he had of him being out in the sea
Seafarer
Which of the following is not an element
presented in this poem that deals with the
Anglo-Saxon time period?
a. Kenning
b. Epic Boast
c. Fate
d. Religious Ideas
 What point of view is this poem told from?
a. 3rd Omniscient
b. 3rd Limited
c. 2nd
d. 1st
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Seafarer
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How does the coldness in the first section
of the poem affect the speaker?
a.
Physically
c. Mentally & Physically
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b. Spiritually & Physically
d. Mentally
“The Seafarer” is said to be an accurate
portrait of the sense of what three aspects?
a. Endurance, suffering, & Loneliness
b. Endurance, Suffering & happiness
c. Hate, Aggression, & Loneliness
d. None of the Above
Dream of the Rood
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How many speakers are in this poem?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 3
d. 1
Which of the following is not a speaker in this
poem?
a. Cross
b. Dreamer c. Christ
d. God
 What is a rood?
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a. A Cross b. A Beam
above
c. A Plank d. none of the
What does the kenning “victory-fast” most
likely mean?
a. Quick defeat
b. Speedy defeat
c. Sure of Victory
d. Ready to lose
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Terms
The turning point of high point in the
story
 A self-contradictory and false proposition
 The arrangement of events in a story
 The use of words that mimic their
meaning (Ex. Pow, Plop, Boom)
 The time, place, and geographical
descriptions of a story
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Terms
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A figure of speech in which human qualities
are given to inanimate objects or things
The moral of the story or the central idea
A conventional poetic phrase used for or in
addition to the usual name of a person or thing
Something that means more than what it is.
Has a literal meaning and a figurative meaning
A figure of speech in which what is said is the
opposite of what is meant
A figure of speech in which a comparison is
made between two unlike things
Terms
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This is when the author evokes the 5 senses and
gives the reader a mental picture
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of
words
Pausing the action of the story to take a look back at
past events
The angle from which the story is told
The author’s attitude towards a subject
When the author gives clues or hints as to what may
happen later on in the story
The climate of feelings in a piece of literature.
A figure of speech in which a comparison is made
using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
Canterbury Tales
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According to the Host’s plan, each pilgrim will tell.
a. 1 story
b. 4 stories
c. 2 stories d. 5 stories
Who was the first to draw the shortest stick to tell the first
story?
a. Monk
b. Wife of Bath c. Knight
d. Squire
 If they refuse to tell a tale what is the penalty?
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a. Eat a concoction of stuff
c. Pay for the trip
b. Discontinue their journey
d. None of the Above
If they refuse to tell a tale what is the penalty?
Eat a concoction of stuff
b. Discontinue their journey
c. Pay for the trip
d. None of the Above
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a.
Canterbury Tales
The youngest pilgrim, one who slept very little
at night, was the?
a. Squire b. Pardoner c. Plowman d. Miller
 Chaucer uses the pilgrimage primarily as a
device to?
a. To create a vivid and realistic setting
b. to describe the rigors of medieval life
c. To emphasize the characters’ religious
aspirations
d. frame the stories told by individual
characters
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Canterbury Tales
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What can we infer about the Friar from
these lines? “But anywhere a profit
might accrue/ Courteous he was and
lowly of service, too”
a. He helps other make money
b. He is humble and servile
c. He will use people for money
d. He has aspirations to be a merchant
Canterbury Tales
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What details does Chaucer plan to present
as he describes each pilgrim?
Profession, appearance and wealth
b. Appearance and feeling
c. Profession, Degree, and Appearance
d. Profession and relationships
a.
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“His house was never short of bake meat
pies, of fish and flesh” is an example of?
a. Irony b. Allusion c. Personification d. Hyperbole
Canterbury Tales
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What is a major flaw in the character of the Friar?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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He makes people pay for pardons
He is actually in debt
He sells fake religious relics
He is more concerned with his horses than his people
In “Barbara Allan” which of the following actions
performed by Barbara Allan makes clear her
intentions at the end of the ballad?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Listening to the death bell
Departing from the sick room
Requesting that a narrow bed be made
Drawing back the curtain in the sick room
Get Up and Bar the Door
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In “Get Up and Bar the Door” the wife
doesn’t fulfill the husband’s request
because she?
Is mad that he spoke ill about her at the tavern
b. Isn’t cold
c. Doesn’t hear him
d. d. Is busy with chores
a.
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Sir Patrick Spen’s attitude towards the
voyage is mainly one of?
a. Excitement
b. Curiosity
c. Dread
d. Annoyance
Sir Patrick Spens
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Where are Sir Patrick Spens and his lords at
the end of the ballad?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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At a port in a foreign land
Adrift at sea
At the bottom of the sea
Sailing home
“Sir Patrick Spens” suggests that Spens goes
to sea because?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He feels he must obey the kind’s orders
He realizes his hesitations are superstitious
He believes the ship is strong enough to withstand
the storm
He values the adventure over safety
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Middle English literature spoke from?
a. A variety of voices
b. The voices of the peasant class
c. The voice of the clergy
d. Mainly a noble point of view
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When used to describe Beowulf, the
phrase “noble protector of all seaman” is
an example of?
a. Caesura
b. Wyrd
c. Alliteration
d. Kenning
Beowulf
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Beowulf is considered an
, or
an original model from which all other
things of the same kind are made.
a.
Caesura b. Kenning
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Which of the following phrases contains
alliteration?
c. Archetype d. Comitaus
a. Ring-giver
b. Swinging of the sword
c. A mighty blow
d. Shadow of death
Terms
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Choose the correct definition for fable.
a. Brief tale that conveys a moral lesson,
usually expressed in condensed form at the
end.
b. a brief tales whose characters and events
correspond to equivalents in a system of
ideas or beliefs outside the tale
c. a tale used as an example to illustrate a
moral truth or to make a point in an
argument
d. None of the above
Terms
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Choose the correct definition for parable.
a. a tale used as an example to illustrate a moral truth or to
make a point in an argument
b. Brief tale that conveys a moral lesson, usually expressed
in condensed form at the end.
c. a brief tales whose characters and events correspond to
equivalents in a system of ideas or beliefs outside the tale
d. None of the above
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Choose the correct definition for exemplum.
a. Brief tale that conveys a moral lesson, usually expressed
in condensed form at the end.
b. a brief tales whose characters and events correspond to
equivalents in a system of ideas or beliefs outside the tale
c. a tale used as an example to illustrate a moral truth or to
make a point in an argument
Pardoner’s Tale
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What is the theme to the Pardoner’s Tale?
a. Listen to your elders b. Do things yourself
c. Don’t be greedy d. Be thankful for what you have
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What does the old man symbolize?
a. Death b. Greed c. Happiness d. Loneliness
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What is ironic about Death?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He’s not actually a person it is a character flaw
He is a person and he is killing everyone
He is not actually a person he is a spirit
He is not a person he is a beast
Wife of Bathe
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What analogy does the Wife use to compare
her tale to?
Sweet honey
c. Salty Sausages
a.
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b. Bitter Beer
d. None of the Above
In line 13 when the Wife says, “…myself have
been the whip.” What does she mean by this?
a. She has taken the brunt of her husband’s being
mean to her
b. She has beat her husband’s physically
c. She claims to have been the more aggressive
partner in her marriages, the one who has inflicted
trouble and tribulation
d. She claims that she is the easiest person to get
along
Wife of Bathe
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What does the Wife say her purpose of
speaking is for?
a. To make people realize that marriage isn’t for
everyone
b. To make people want to get married
c. To persuade
d. To entertain
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What question does the knight have to answer
in order to save his life?
a. What is the one thing that women most desire?
b. What is one thing that women want?
c. What is one thing that women hate?
d. What is one thing that women find repulsive?
Medieval Literature
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Something special that distinguishes a
knight; linked to birthright
Story that may or may not be based on fact
Emphasizes and means behavior toward a
lady
A story of knightly activity and adventure
A code of conduct for knights
Symbol, pattern, etc. that repeats in
various pieces of literature
Arthurian Characters
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Morgan le Fay
Lady Igraine
Uther Pendragon
Sir Gawain
Mordred
Sir Kay
Sir Ector
Guinevere
Merlin
Ambro
Bercilak’s Castle
Excalibur
Holy Grail
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Tristan
Lancelot
Lady of the Lake
Merlin
Gorlois
Lord Bercilak
Sir Bors
Sir Galahad
Camelot
Tintagel
Green Chapel
Isle of Avalon
Round Table
sius Aurelius
SGGK
When Gawain explains why he, not Arthur,
should be allowed to meet the Green
Knight’s challenge, his tone is one of…
a. Awe
b. Affection
c. Modesty
d. Amusement
e. All of the above
 Which of the following leads Gawain to lie
about the green girdle?
a. Love
b. guilt
c. honor
d. fearfulness
e. All of the above
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SGGK
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Which of the following is the Green Knight
most interested in testing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
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a.
His wife’s virtues
His own physical ability
The virtue of a knight at the Round Table
The physical abilities of a knight of the Round
Table
All of the Above
What is most unusual about the man who
rides into Arthur’s hall?
He has a green horse
b. He is green
c. He is embellished in gold
d. All of the above
SGGK
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How many times does the Green Knight
attempt his blows?
a. 4
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b. 3
c. 1
d. 2
When Sir Gawain gets to the Green
Chapel what does he find that was odd
to him?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It is a mound in the earth
It is elegant and elaborate
No one is around to fight
It is in the middle of a city
SGGK
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The five points of the pentangle represent?
a. Senses, Fingers, Fidelity, Force, Knightly Virtues
b. Friendship, Generosity, Courtesy, Chastity, Piety
c. Senses, Fidelity, Force, Knightly Virtues, Friendships
d. None of the Above
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The five knightly virtues are
a. Friendship, Generosity, Courtesy, Chastity, Piety
b. Love, Honor, Respect, Chivalry, Chastity, Piety
c. Piety, Chastity, Generosity, Love, Friendship
d. Respect, Love, Honor, Chivalry, Piety
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The Arthurian Legend has all of the following except
History of Arthur
Courtly Friendships
e. Fairytale Qualities
a.
b.
c. Celtic Mythology
d. Romantic Themes
SGGK
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The emblem of the Knight’s of the Round Table worn
around the necks of all the Knight’s was given to them
by?
a. Uther
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b. Arthur c. Sir Gawain
d. Lancelot
The cross on the emblem was to
a. Remind them that they were to live a pure and stainless life
b. Remind them to be chivalrous and honorable
c. Remind them to serve their king and lords
d. None of the Above
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The Red Dragon on the emblem represented
a. Chivalry
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b. Honor
c. Allegiance
d. Power
The Round Table on the emblem represented
a. Unity
b. Pride
c. Selfishness
d. Allegiance
“To the Virgins…”
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What do rosebuds symbolize in the first stanza?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Opportunity that could blossom
Opportunity that will soon wither
Opportunity that has already bloomed
Opportunity that has died
What are the speaker’s views on youth and age,
according to the third stanza?
a. Youth is great, Middle Age is okay, Old Age is the worst
b. Youth is great, Middle Age is worse, Old Age is the worst
c. Youth is okay, Middle age is the best, Old Age is the worst
d. Youth is okay, Middle age is the worst, Old Age is the best
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Which of the following is not an instance
of personification within this poem?
a. “Flowers that smile”
c. “Sun running”
bloom”
b. “Time aflying”
d. “Flowers that
Meditation 17
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What might Donne mean by saying that when a man dies he is
“translated into a better language”?
a. Humans are better off dead because they don’t have to deal with worldly
issues
b. Humans have a better life after death because then they are persecuted
for their beliefs
c. Humans achieve a higher state after death
d. None of the Above
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Why does Donne say “affliction is a treasure”?
a. Affliction causes problems in life
b. Affliction brings strife and misery
c. Affliction builds character and brings people closer to God
d. Affliction builds character and pushes people further away from God
e. None of the Above
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What is a theme of this excerpt?
a. Love’s Labor
There is not theme
b. Inspiration
c. Ambition & Anguish
d.
Paradise Lost
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What is the theme of this excerpt from Paradise Lost?
Service to God
c. Consequences of Rebellion
a.
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The lines, “With loss of Eden, till one greater Man/
Restore us, and regain the blissful seat” from Paradise
Lost allude to the?
Power of God
c. Coming of Christ
a.
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b. Good and Evil
d. Historical Relationship
b. Punishment of Satan
d. Joy of the Angels.
Which of the following lines referring to Satan in Paradise
Lost best expresses the conflict between Satan and God?
a. “…the thought/Both of lost happiness and lasting pain/Torments
him…”
b. “He trusted to have equaled the Most High…”
c. “…he views/The dismal situation waste and wild…”
d. “He soon discerns…/One next himself in power, and next in
crime…”
Paradise Lost
Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost expresses
values of seventeenth-century Christian
England in that it reflects a prevalent belief in
a. Greek and Roman classical gods.
b. earthly angels.
c. serpents and sea monsters.
d. Heaven and Hell.
 In seeking the aid of the "Heavenly Muse" (line
6 of Paradise Lost), the speaker identifies
himself with
a. Satan. b. Moses. c. Adam. d. Christ.
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Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost indicates that Satan was cast out of
Heaven for
a. envying his peers.
b. tempting Adam and Eve.
c. promoting human suffering.
d. challenging God's authority.
 Which of the following does Paradise Lost indicate is
most responsible for Satan's fall?
a. lust b. pride c. jealousy d. curiosity
 After Satan is cast into Hell, the main change is
found in his
a. character.
b. surroundings.
c. attitude toward God.
d. attitude toward himself
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Paradise Lost
Milton’s epic poem is written in which of the
following?
a. unrhymed iambic pentameter, also known
as blank verse
b. unrhymed iambic tetrameter, also known
as the Spenserian line
c. iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme
of abab
d. iambic tetrameter, with a very irregular
rhyme scheme
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Poems that you also need to look
over…
“Death Be Not Proud”
 “Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”
 “To His Coy Mistress”
 “The Constant Lover”
 “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”
 “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”
 “Sonnet 30”
 “Sonnet 75”
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