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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) Maps and worlds.
(b) Explorers and worlds.
(c) The lovers and worlds.
(d) Poetry and worlds.

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

3. 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) Anaphora.
(b) Antimetabole.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

5. Where does the poet describe what the lovers see in one another's faces?
(a) Line 17, "better hemispheres."
(b) Line 16, "true plain hearts."
(c) Line 18, "sharp north" and "declining west."
(d) Line 13, "worlds on worlds."

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?

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

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

4. Which technique is used repeatedly in the first quatrain?

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

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