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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Lines 613-810.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is used in line 219, "Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Imagery.

2. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?
(a) A stallion.
(b) A stag.
(c) A flower.
(d) The sun.

3. What is Adonis being compared to when the speaker says he is "Like a dive-dapper" (86)?
(a) A duck.
(b) An osprey.
(c) A fish.
(d) A swimmer.

4. What is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis that "The tender spring upon thy tempting lip/ Shows thee unripe" (lines 127-128)?
(a) The beginnings of a mustache.
(b) The residue of her own tears.
(c) The sickly green shade of his skin.
(d) Beads of sweat.

5. When Adonis tells Venus "Remove your siege from my unyielding heart," what metaphor used earlier in the poem does this recall (line 423)?
(a) The comparison of the stallion's steamy breath to a fiery furnace of passion.
(b) Venus's comparison of Adonis to Narcissus and her warning about Narcissus's fate.
(c) Venus trying to persuade Adonis by bragging about having conquered the god of war.
(d) The description of the silent struggle between Venus and Adonis as a "war" of looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in line 111, "Strong-temper’d steel his stronger strength obey’d"?

2. What technique is used in line 432, "Ear’s deep sweet music, and heart’s deep sore wounding"?

3. To whom is the poem dedicated?

4. What does Venus compare to an informer and a spy?

5. What technique is used in line 431, "Melodious discord, heavenly tune, harsh-sounding"?

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