Renaissance Poetry Test
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Carissa Wilcox
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Match the term to its definition
Oxymoron
Address of absent person or personified object
Couplet
Pair of rhyming lines in the same meter
Allegory
Word pairing contradictory ideas like “heavy grace”
Paradox
A statement that seems contradictory yet is true
Apostrophe
Work with two levels of meaning, literal and symbolic
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Spenser's Sonnet 30 (Fire and Ice) and Sonnet 75 (the beach sonnet) both –
A. describe the pitfalls of love
B. describe the complexities of love
C. warn the reader to avoid love
D. describe the physical world
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The last two lines of Spenser's “Sonnet 30” (fire and ice) reveal that
Nature is more powerful than love
The woman loves the speaker
The speaker fears his love
Love is a powerful force
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Spenser's “Sonnet 75” (the beach sonnet), the beloved’s initial reaction is that –
her virtues are not worthy
seeking immortality is vain
only the best poets should seek immortality
only the best poets can be vain
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the speaker, what effect does fire have on ice in Spenser's “Sonnet 30”?
The ice melts
The ice boils
The ice hardens
The ice grows thin
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker seek to do in Spenser's “Sonnet 75” (the beach sonnet)?
To keep the woman he loves alive with his words
To capture his beloved’s virtues and his love in his verse
To become immortal
To write his verse in the sand
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which answer best describes what the lines “And ice which is congealed with senseless cold, / Should kindle fire by wonderful device” mean?
A. A person who acts cold could actually make another fall more deeply in love.
B. Love that is cold can actually put out fires.
C. A person who is full of fire can cause the person they love to be cold.
D. Love can be hot and cold.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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