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

2. In line 1, the speaker uses the word "troth." What does this word mean in this context?
(a) A sincere question.
(b) Soul, or life force.
(c) Religious faith.
(d) A pledge of honesty.

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

4. In lines 2 and 3, what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to, before their relationship began?
(a) Babies.
(b) Inanimate objects.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?

3. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

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

5. What does the phrase "'Twas so" in line 5 mean?

(see the answer key)

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