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

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

3. What do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?
(a) He wishes that she would give as much to the relationship as he does.
(b) Their relationship already feels as if it has gone on forever.
(c) Because they love and give an equal amount, their love is immortal.
(d) The power of their love can overcome any real-world obstacles.

4. What is the rhyme scheme within each stanza?
(a) ABABCCC.
(b) ABABABA.
(c) ABCABCA.
(d) AABBCCC.

5. In line 14, "Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," what two things are being compared?
(a) Explorers and worlds.
(b) Poetry and worlds.
(c) Maps and worlds.
(d) The lovers and worlds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Line 11, "And makes one little room an everywhere," contains an example of which technique?

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

4. What is the best interpretation of the meaning of "but this" in line 5?

5. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?

(see the answer key)

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