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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. What imperfection does line 18 suggest exists in the real northern hemisphere?
(a) It is boring.
(b) It is cold.
(c) It is stressful.
(d) It is ugly.

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

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 16, "true plain hearts."
(d) Line 18, "sharp north" and "declining west."

4. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. What does the phrase "'Twas so" in line 5 mean?
(a) It introduces the logical consequences of the ideas offered in lines 1-4.
(b) It makes clear that the whole stanza is hypothetical, not a reality.
(c) It creates a shift in time, indicating that lines 5-7 take place in the future.
(d) It confirms that the possibilities outlined in lines 1-4 were actually true.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In lines 2 and 3, what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to, before their relationship began?

3. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?

4. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

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

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