Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In the
opening stanza of “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” the speaker compares
his
leave-taking to
a. | leaves scattered by the wind. | b. | the futile attempt to
entrap a deer. | c. | the devastation caused by an earthquake. | d. | the parting of the soul
from a virtuous man at death. | | |
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The speaker
in “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” says he is
a. | fearful of
death. | b. | confident in his love. | c. | resigned to his
blindness. | d. | overwhelmed by the loss of a child. | | |
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In
Donne’s “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” separation between the lovers is
compared to
a. | a dying
fire. | b. | sunset fading. | c. | gold expanding.
| d. | a singing
lark. | | |
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In
Donne’s “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” the speaker tells his loved one that
a
public display of emotion will
a. | serve as a model for others. | b. | heighten their mutual
regard. | c. | diminish a spiritual relationship. | d. | make onlookers envious
of their relationship. | | |
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5.
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The
startling comparisons associated with the Metaphysical poets such as Donne are
called
a. | conceits.
| b. | hyperbole. | c. | aphorisms. | d. | caesuras | | |
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