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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. 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?
(a) "Rest" (line 16).
(b) "Plain" (line 16).
(c) "Sharp" (line 18).
(d) "Declining" (line 18).

2. 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) The power of their love can overcome any real-world obstacles.
(c) Because they love and give an equal amount, their love is immortal.
(d) He wishes that she would give as much to the relationship as he does.

3. Which technique is used repeatedly in the first quatrain?
(a) Rhetorical question.
(b) Appeal to Ethos.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Paradox.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the time of day in this poem's setting?

3. What is the dominant meter of this poem?

4. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

5. What does the speaker say is "waking" in line 8?

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