CLASSE QUARTA
Rio de Janeiro
27 Gennaio 2019DISCOVER LONDON
27 Gennaio 2019ENGLISH LITERATURE TEST
1)Â Write a short paragraph about the main features of the Metaphysical Poets.
2)Â In what way were the Cavalier Poets different from them?
 J.Donne – A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.
3)Â Explain the title of the poem.
4)Â Divide the content of the poem into five sections and sum them up:
stanzas 1-2 ____________________________________________________
stanza 3 ____________________________________________________
stanzas 4-5 ____________________________________________________
stanza 6Â ____________________________________________________
stanzas 7-8-9 ___________________________________________________
5)Â The image of the compass is stressed by the double meaning of certain words:
‘firmness (line 35) can also mean _________________
‘circle (line 35) can also mean __________________
‘just (line 35) can also mean _________________
 J.Donne – Sonnet X
6)Â Why is this sonnet an example of the Metaphysical Poets ‘intellectual poetry?
7)Â What is the function of the final couplet?
8)Â Sum up the poets argument in a short paragraph.
9)Â Are the structure and the rhyme scheme of the Elizabethan sonnet respected?
A. Marvell – To his coy mistress
10)Â The poem can be divided into three parts: explain the poets arguments in three short paragraphs.
11)Â What is the theme of the poem?
12)Â Consider the last couplet (lines 45-46) and explain its meaning.
13)Â Describe the rhyme scheme and the structure of the poem.
14)Â Provide some examples of run-on-lines.
 The Puritan Age
15)Â Explain what was the Petition of Rights, who signed it and when.
16)Â Explain the Civil War of 1642-1649 and its causes.
17)Â What was the Commonwealth?
18)Â Describe the Puritans and their way of life.
