Brit Lit

What is the name of the Protestant religious group that wanted to reform the Church of England?

Puritans

What major type of poetry tends to be more experimental in structure and deals with abstract and complex subjects?

Metaphysical poetry

What type of poetry tends to be more traditional, concise, and sometimes witty?

Cavalier poetry

Which types of writing became popular due to freedom of speech? (Select 2)

Prose (including political and social pamphlets)
Diaries

What is the name of the Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King James I?

The Gunpowder Plot

What is the name of the time period with no monarch, led by a Lord Protector?

The Interregnum

What is a comparison involving very unlike subjects (ex: a flea and a marriage bed)?

A metaphysical conceit

Why was Charles I beheaded?

He was convicted of treason after the Civil War

What type of 14-line poem in iambic pentameter declined in popularity in the seventeenth century?

The sonnet

What theme encourages living life to the fullest?

Carpe Diem

In which poem does Donne mention “Purpled [her] nail, in blood of innocence”?

“The Flea”

John Donne’s poetry falls into which category?

Metaphysical poetry

Why should Death not be proud? (Select all that apply)

Death sends souls to heaven and provides rest
Death will eventually die

People will live forever through eternal life
Death is a slave to causes like fate, poison, or sickness

 In which poem does the speaker try to seduce someone using religious imagery?

 “The Flea”

Which poem talks back to Death as a person?

 “Holy Sonnet 10”

What is a metaphysical conceit?

A comparison between two very unrelated objects or subjects

Why was Donne thrown into prison?

He married a woman without permission

What is a caesura?

A pause in a line of poetry

19. “Death, thou shalt die” contains which devices?

Apostrophe and personification

20. How can Donne’s life be divided?

 Playboy and minister

21. How is line 11 in “To the Virgins” a polyptoton?

 It uses two forms of the same word (ex: worse/worst)

22. Which facts describe Robert Herrick’s life? (Select all that apply)

 He threw a sermon at his congregation
He enjoyed pagan customs despite being a vicar
He owned unusual pets

23. What type of poetry did Herrick write?

Cavalier poetry

24. What happened to Herrick during the Interregnum?

He lost his job as a vicar

25. What was unusual about Herrick’s book of poetry?

It included both religious and secular poems

26. What device describes flowers smiling and the sun running?

Personification

27. What is the Carpe Diem theme?

Seize the day / live for today

28. What is Herrick’s nickname?

 “Happiest of English Poets”

29. What is the main message of stanza three in “To the Virgins”?

The first part of life is the best

30. Why should people gather their rosebuds?

Because life is short and you will die soon

31. In Paradise Lost, what is the correct epic combination?

Holy Spirit (muse), journey to Hell, and Satan

 Do Satan’s speeches focus on pride, freedom, and power?

True

Under what conditions did Milton write Paradise Lost? (Select all that apply)

 After the deaths of loved ones
During a low point (poor and jobless)
After becoming blind

Why was Milton useful to Cromwell?

He knew many foreign languages

What is enjambment?

 When one line continues into the next without stopping

What are characteristics of Paradise Lost? (Select all that apply)

Written in iambic pentameter
Includes mythological allusions and Christian themes

37. What caused Milton’s low point in life?

 Two of his wives died

Why did Milton write Paradise Lost?

 To justify the ways of God to man

Who guards the gates of Hell in Book 2?

Sin and Death

What topics did Milton write about early in his career? (Select all that apply)

 Censorship
Divorce laws
Support for Puritan causes
Propaganda and diplomatic writing