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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the speaker in Marlowe's poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"?
a simple shepherd
a passionate poet
a melodious bird
an Elizabethan spy
- 2. Multiple Choice
What sort of pleasures does Marlowe's speaker offer in the poem "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love"?
simple rural pleasures
the exciting pleasures of a life of mountain climbing adventure
the sophisticated pleasures of life at court
all the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which adjective most clearly describes the setting in Marlowe's poem "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love"?
realistic
idealized
complex
modern
- 4. Multiple Choice
Whom does the speaker in Marlowe's poem, "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" address?
an Elizabethan actress
a singer of madrigals
a shepherdess whom he loves
Elizabeth, queen of England
- 5. Multiple Choice
In "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", what does the speaker urge his love to do?
forgive him for loving another
runaway with him to the city
come live with him in the country
help him feed the flocks
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the speaker in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" NOT mention?
Young boys dancing for his love.
The pleasures and simplicity of life.
The hardships of life in the country.
Luxurious clothing made for his love.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of poetry is Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love'?
sonnet
ballad
elegy
pastoral
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the rhyme scheme used in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?"
aabb...
abab...
abcd...
none of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following literary devices is used the most in the poem?
symbols
imagery
simile
alliteration
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who wrote "The Passionate Shepard To His Love?"
Sir Walter Raleigh
Christopher Marlowe
William Carlos Williams
J.D. Salinger
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a reason to annotate a text?
To keep a student busy.
To identify unknown words.
To mark a section a student is confused or has questions about.
To mark something that is repeating or important.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is a Stanza?
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.
something that arouses strong emotions because of its beauty.
a group of lines in a poem, separated by a space or spaces.
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is a rhyme?
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.
something that arouses strong emotions because of its beauty.
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is Myrtle?
an evergreen shrub with black berries.
a woman's gown or outer petticoat.
a young lover or suitor.
A beach.
- 15. Multiple Choice
In "the Passionate Shepard To His Love," where do most of the narrators "pleasures" (Line 2) come from?
His Love
God
His Sheep
Nature
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who is the "Speaker" in The Passionate Shepard to His Love?
The Nymph
The Shepard
HIs Love
Christopher Marlow
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who is the intended audience in The Passionate Shepard to His Love?
The Shepard
The Reader
Poets
His Love
- 18. Multiple Choice
In The Passionate Shepard To His Love what best describes the poems main idea?
The relationship between humans and the natural world is harmonious.
Man is meant to live alone, preferably secluded.
Love can conquer any challenge, specifically those found in the natural world.
Nature is all a man needs to be happy.
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Passionate Shepard To His Love use of language creates a tone of...
Forceful and demanding.
Odd and creepy.
Thoughtful and loving.
Confused and distracted.
- 20. Multiple Choice
A four line stanza.
couplet
refrain
quatrain
octave
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIn the "Mother to Son", the mother compares her life to a _____riverroadstaircasejourney
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe mother tells her sonto be more carefree.to make more money.to not fall in love.not to give up.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe mother tells her sonto be more carefree.to make more money.to not fall in love.not to give up.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe mother's tone is best described as ...harshfearfulkind and firmindifferent
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the main type of figurative language used in the poem?similemetaphorpersonificationhyperbole
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhy do you think the author began and finished the piece with, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"?To emphasize an important idea.To show the passage of time.To show that the author is forgetful.To describe the stair.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe author says that "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Used in this poem, what does "crystal" mean?transparent and slipperyroughbeautiful and dangerousclear and smooth
- 28. Multiple Choice
The extended metaphor of life being compared to a staircase helps the reader--
feel sorry for the struggling mother.
want a better life for the speaker’s son.
understand that the speaker’s life has been a constant struggle.
realize that the speaker feels as if her life will never get any better.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which lines from the poem best suggest that the speaker is persistent?
It’s had tacks in it,/And splinters,
And boards torn up,/And places with no carpet on the floor-
For I’se still goin’ honey,/I’se still climbin’,
‘Cause you finds it’s kinder hard./Don’t you fall now-
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which line from the poem reflects a lesson the speaker wants her son to learn?
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair
And places with no carpet on the floor
So boy, don’t you turn back
I’se still climbin’
- 31. Multiple Choice
The 1st person POV helps the reader --
understand the struggles faced by the mom
empathize with the son
reflect on why the son is struggling
the mother and son's relationship
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