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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. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?
(a) The general reader.
(b) His wife.
(c) Critics of his relationship.
(d) An unknown beloved.

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

3. What is the time of day in this poem's setting?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Noon.
(d) Morning.

4. 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) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Anaphora.

5. What is the best interpretation of the meaning of "but this" in line 5?
(a) "Except for our relationship."
(b) "Although pleasure is wonderful."
(c) "On the other hand, the poem I am writing."
(d) "However, when you consider what I am saying."

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 1, the speaker uses the word "troth." What does this word mean in this context?

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

3. How many lines does "The Good-Morrow" contain?

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

5. In line 14, "Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," what two things are being compared?

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