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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. Which term describes the use of the word "beauty" in line 6?
(a) Pun.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Appositive.

2. Line 10, "For love, all love of other sights controls," contains an example of which technique?
(a) Diacope.
(b) Polysyndeton.
(c) Epistrophe.
(d) Parallelism.

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

4. Which term describes this poem most accurately?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Epistle.
(d) Aside.

5. What does the speaker say is "waking" in line 8?
(a) His and his lover's souls.
(b) His mind.
(c) His and his lover's hearts.
(d) His desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?

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

3. 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?

4. Although the speaker has indicated that each lover is a complete world, where does the diction suggest that each is actually incomplete without the other?

5. Who is the author of "The Good Morrow"?

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