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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Lines 217-408.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is used in line 75, "Still is he sullen, still he lours and frets"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Personification.

2. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) Anne Hathaway.
(b) James I.
(c) The Earl of Southampton.
(d) Elizabeth I.

3. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?
(a) Adonis's tears.
(b) The dew on the flowers.
(c) Adonis's breath.
(d) Her own kisses.

4. Who or what is being described when the word "fetlocks" is used in line 295?
(a) Venus.
(b) The stallion.
(c) The mare.
(d) Adonis.

5. What metaphorical comparison is introduced when the horse crushes the bit?
(a) The horse is compared to an unruly child.
(b) The bit is compared to an unjust law.
(c) The horse is compared to an escaped slave.
(d) The bit is compared to logic and reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What techniques are used in lines 25 and 26, "With this she seizeth on his sweating palm,/ The precedent of pith and livelihood"?

2. What is the "jennet" that appears in line 260?

3. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?

4. Which is the best definition for "Fondling" as used in line 229?

5. When Venus asks Adonis "Is thine own heart to thine own face affected?" whose story is she alluding to (157)?

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