Question 1

The poem is an example of a

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Shakespearean (or English) sonnet.

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blank verse lyric.

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Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet.

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ballad.

Question 2

In lines 1-4, all the following pairs are specifically contrasted EXCEPT

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frowns-smiles.

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disdains-favors.

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brow-eyes.

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gall-honey.

Question 3

In line 4, the word "gall" is used to suggest

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bitterness.

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exasperation.

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insulting behavior.

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effrontery.

Question 4

Lines 5-8 differ from lines 1-4 and 9-12 because they

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1 and 2 only

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2 and 3 only

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1, 2, and 3

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2 only

Question 5

The grammar in lines 5-8 is unusual because these lines

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have no main verb.

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employ inconsistent verb tenses.

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employ a dangling participle.

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express a conditional idea.

Question 6

The implication of line 9 ("Chastity and Beauty, which were deadly foes") is that

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3 only

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1, 2, and 3

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2 and 3 only

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1 and 3 only

Question 7

All the following specifically refer to Chastity and Beauty EXCEPT

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"pity to conjoin" (line 11).

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"reconciled friends" (line 10).

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"those" (line 11).

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"deadly foes" (line 9).

Question 8

The answer to the question asked in line 12 ("Then who had heard the plaints I utter now?") is

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no one.

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the lady.

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indeterminable, because the question cannot be answered.

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the speaker.

Question 9

Which of the following best paraphrases "my muse had slept" in line 14?

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I could not have written poetry.

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I could not think about her.

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I have never been in love.

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My love did not awaken.

Question 10

The primary rhetorical purpose of the poem is probably to

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convince the lady to return his love.

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console the speaker for his disappointment in love.

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complain about the changefulness of the lady.

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celebrate the chastity of the lady.

Question 11

The poem presents the lady as all the following EXCEPT

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kind.

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inspiring.

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modest.

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beautiful.

Question 12

Of the following words or phrases, which one directly refers to the actual poem?

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"plaints" (line 12)

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"muse" (line 14)

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"reconciled friends" (line 10)

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"disdains" (line 4)

Question 13

The poem employs all the following EXCEPT

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understatement.

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contrary to fact construction.

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rhetorical question.

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personification.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the major structural divisions of the poem?

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Lines 1-4, lines 5-8, lines 9-12, lines 13-14.

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Lines 1-12, lines 13-14.

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Lines 1-13, line 14.

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Lines 1-5, lines 6-8, lines 9-14.

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