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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 8 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase "'Twas so" in line 5 mean?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the poem's final conceit about the hemispheres of a planet.

2. Where is this poem set, and what is happening there?

3. Explain how the conceit of exploration is incorporated into the speaker's argument in stanza two.

4. Explain the rhetorical purpose of the image that begins the third stanza.

5. What element of hyperbole is contained in the poem's allusion to the Seven Sleepers?

6. Explain the poem's allusion to the Seven Sleepers.

7. Explain how the conceit of dreaming unifies the first stanza.

8. Describe the structure of this poem.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the poem's meter and rhyme. Describe these and explain how they impact the poem's pace and tone. Explain how they create emphasis and support the poem's meaning. Support your ideas with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the poem's text. Cite your evidence in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the motif of discovery and exploration in "The Good Morrow." How do language and detail choices create this motif? What different aspects of discovery and exploration are invoked? How does this motif support the poem's overall meaning? Support your ideas with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the poem's text. Cite your evidence in MLA format.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the poem's use of rhetorical questions. Where do they occur, and what significance does their placement have? What effect do they have on tone, and what larger purpose does this serve? Support your ideas with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the poem's text. Cite your evidence in MLA format.

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