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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. 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.

2. Lines 12-14, "Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,/ Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," contain an example of which technique?
(a) Antimetabole.
(b) Cacophony.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which techniques are seen in line 15, "My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears"?

2. What is different about the poem's first two and last two lines?

3. The mention of the Seven Sleepers in line 4 is an example of which technique?

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

5. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?

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