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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is used in lines 221 and 222, "And now she weeps, and now she fain would speak/ And now her sobs do her intendments break"?
(a) Anadiplosis.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Paralepsis.

2. When Venus and Adonis are on the ground kissing in lines 547-558, what is Venus being compared to?
(a) A destructive storm at sea.
(b) A predatory wild animal.
(c) A greedy child at the table.
(d) A soldier on the field of battle.

3. What motif recurs throughout the description of the horse's courage and desire?
(a) Flight.
(b) Justice.
(c) Heat.
(d) Water.

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

5. What is the "copse" mentioned in line 259?
(a) A stand of trees.
(b) A fenced area.
(c) A small barn.
(d) A valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What techniques are used in lines 417 and 418, "If springing things be any jot diminish’d,/ They wither in their prime, prove nothing worth"?

2. What metaphorical comparison is introduced when the horse crushes the bit?

3. What technique is used in lines 254 and 255, "Her words are done, her woes the more increasing;/ The time is spent, her object will away"?

4. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?

5. To what does the speaker compare Venus finally opening her eyes after her faint?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Venus tell Adonis would happen if their positions were reversed?

2. Throughout the passage, which participants in a trial is Venus compared to?

3. How does Adonis eventually end up kissing Venus?

4. Explain the epic simile about an eagle in lines 55-60.

5. Explain the comparison the speaker makes between Adonis's horse and one created by an artist.

6. In lines 131 and 132, what does Venus mean when she tells Adonis that "Fair flowers that are not gather’d in their prime/ Rot, and consume themselves in little time"?

7. How do Venus and Adonis end up on the ground together?

8. What is Venus's purpose in talking about her relationship with the god of war?

9. Explain the conceit that Venus uses when she compares herself to a park.

10. What does Venus tell Adonis he can learn from his horse?

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