1. Who is the speaker of the poem "The
Passionate Shepherd to His Love"?
a. The narrator
b. The shepherd
c. The love interest
d. The reader
2. What is the tone of the poem?
a. Romantic
b. Sarcastic
c. Cynical
d. Humorous
b. Material possessions are more
important than love
c. Love is fleeting and temporary
d. It is up to the reader to interpret the
message
11. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
a. AABBCC
b. ABABCB
c. ABCCBA
d. ABCABC
3. What is the main theme of the poem?
a. Love
b. Nature
c. Materialism
d. Betrayal
12. What is the time period or era the poem was
written in?
a. Renaissance
b. Romantic
c. Victorian
d. Modernist
4. In the poem, the shepherd promises his love
interest many things. What are some of these
things?
a. A gown made of finest wool
b. Shoes made of the softest leather
c. A bed of roses
d. All of the above
13. What is the title of the response poem to "The
Passionate Shepherd to His Love" written by Sir
Walter Raleigh?
a. "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
b. "The Shepherd's Rebuttal"
c. "The Love's Lament"
d. "The Shepherd's Second Proposal"
5. How does the speaker describe the scenery
around them?
a. Bleak and gray
b. Lush and green
c. Dry and dusty
d. Cold and icy
14. In what way does the speaker use nature to
entice his love interest?
a. He promises her control over the
natural world
b. He promises to take her on a nature
walk
c. He promises to give her gifts made from
natural materials
d. He promises to turn her into a natural
beauty
6. What does the speaker ask his love interest to
do in the poem?
a. Run away with him
b. Marry him
c. Live with him
d. All of the above
7. What literary device is used in the line "And we
will all the pleasures prove"?
a. Alliteration
b. Personification
c. Hyperbole
d. Metaphor
8. Who is the intended audience of the poem?
a. The speaker's love interest
b. The reader
c. The shepherd's friends
d. The narrator
9. How does the speaker feel about love and
romance?
a. It is fickle and unreliable
b. It is worth any sacrifice
c. It is unimportant
d. It is only temporary
10. What is the final message of the poem?
a. Love conquers all
15. What is the structure of the poem?
a. Narrative
b. Sonnet
c. Free verse
d. Haiku
16. What is the speaker's attitude towards material
possessions?
a. They are unimportant
b. They are necessary to impress his love
interest
c. They are a symbol of his love
d. None of the above
17. What is the form of address used by the
speaker to his love interest?
a. Darling
b. My sweet
c. My love
d. None of the above
18. What is a Pastoral poem?
19. Who is the author of the poem?
20. What type of stanza is used in the poem?
21. – 23. Give at least three promises of the
shepherd to his love.
24-25. The author’s cause of death.