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

2. What is different about the poem's first two and last two lines?
(a) They are enjambed.
(b) They are addressed to a different audience.
(c) They have fewer syllables than the others.
(d) They do not rhyme.

3. Which term best describes the rhyming in lines 13 and 14, "Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one"?
(a) True rhyme.
(b) Eye rhyme.
(c) Slant rhyme.
(d) Identical rhyme.

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

5. What imperfection does line 18 suggest exists in the real northern hemisphere?
(a) It is boring.
(b) It is ugly.
(c) It is stressful.
(d) It is cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the dominant meter of this poem?

2. Line 11, "And makes one little room an everywhere," contains an example of which technique?

3. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?

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

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

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