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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Good Morrow," lines 1-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Line 11, "And makes one little room an everywhere," contains an example of which technique?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Irony.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. Which word in lines 15-18 is meant to contrast the impermanent nature of life outside the lovers' relationship with the eternal nature of their love?
(a) "Plain" (line 16).
(b) "Sharp" (line 18).
(c) "Declining" (line 18).
(d) "Rest" (line 16).

3. Where does the poet describe what the lovers see in one another's faces?
(a) Line 17, "better hemispheres."
(b) Line 13, "worlds on worlds."
(c) Line 18, "sharp north" and "declining west."
(d) Line 16, "true plain hearts."

4. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?
(a) The general reader.
(b) Critics of his relationship.
(c) An unknown beloved.
(d) His wife.

5. What kind of fear is the speaker referring to in line 9?
(a) Fear of the beloved's disapproval.
(b) Fear of loneliness and despair.
(c) An existential fear of purposelessness and loss of meaning.
(d) Jealousy and insecurity about the relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the time of day in this poem's setting?

2. What is the dominant meter of this poem?

3. Which term describes the use of the word "beauty" in line 6?

4. Line 10, "For love, all love of other sights controls," contains an example of which technique?

5. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

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