G12 Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question. 1. What is the basic form of a sonnet? a. fourteen lines b. eight lines c. twelve lines d. six lines plus a rhyming sestet 2. In Spenser's Sonnet 1, the speaker says the pages in his love's hands are Like captives trembling at the victor's sight. What theme does this line support? a. The speaker's poem is not worthy of his love. b. The speaker is a hopeless captive at the mercy of his love. c. The speaker's beloved is cruel to treat him the way she does. d. The speaker's beloved is a better poet than he is. 3. In Spenser's Sonnet 75, the speaker writes his love's name in the sand. What is his main message to his love in this poem? a. He will love her forever. b. His poem will make their love immortal. c. Their love has survived great suffering. d. The pleasures of love end with death. 4. What are the leaves in these lines from Spenser's Sonnet 1? Happy ye leaves when as those lily hands, / Which hold my life in their dead doing might, / Shall handle you. a. tree leaves the woman is holding b. the woman's hair c. the pages containing the speaker's poems d. the speaker's hands 5. These lines are from Spenser's Sonnet 1: When ye behold that angel's blessed look, / My soul's long lacked food, my heaven's bliss. Restating this thought in a simpler way is an example of what? a. predicting b. inferring c. paraphrasing d. summarizing 6. Which is the best paraphrase of this line from Spenser's Sonnet 35?
All this world's glory seemeth vain to me. a. The things world considers great in life seem meaningless to me. b. The world is a great place to live. c. I have not received the glory and honor I have earned. d. The wonders of this world are too great to enjoy in a short life. 7. In Sidney's Sonnet 31, the speaker addresses the moon. In Sonnet 39, the speaker talks about sleep. What theme do both of these sonnets share? a. the sorrow of being alone b. the hopelessness of love c. human suffering d. the fulfillment of love 8. In Sidney's Sonnet 31, what does the moon symbolize? a. lost chances b. natural beauty c. all life on earth d. his feelings 9. In Sidney's Sonnet 39, the speaker asks sleep to make in me those civil wars to cease. What does he mean by civil wars? a. a quarrel between the speaker and Stella b. the speaker's anger toward society c. the war going on in England between the common people and the king d. the conflict and despair he feels because of his love for Stella 10. In Sidney's Sonnet 31, the speaker addresses the moon. In Sonnet 39, the speaker addresses sleep. What characteristic of a sonnet sequence do these two poems display? a. Each poem leaves the love unfulfilled. b. Each poem uses the heavens symbolically. c. Each poem presents realistic people who share their feelings. d. Each poem presents a speaker who is not sure if he is in love. 11. How is a Spenserian sonnet different from a Petrarchan sonnet? a. A Spenserian sonnet was always written as part of a sequence. b. A Spenserian sonnet deals with love and the natural world. c. A Spenserian sonnet has a different rhyme scheme. d. A Spenserian sonnet has a different number of lines. 12. Which characteristic of Shakespearean sonnets is found in Sonnets 29, 106, 116, and 130? a. fourteen lines plus a rhymed couplet b. an idealized view of love and life c. a conclusion in the final two lines d. an irregular rhyme scheme
13. What is the theme of Sonnet 29? a. The speaker must learn to live with his disappointments. b. The memory of the speaker's beloved makes up for all of life's troubles. c. Life's greatest disappointment is to live alone. d. Even a hopeless love is better than any other experience. 14. How do the speaker's feelings change between the beginning and the end of Sonnet 29? a. They change from hopeless to thankful. b. They change from fearful to courageous. c. They change from joyful to sorrowful. d. They change from hopeful to grateful. 15. What is the speaker's problem that is revealed in the three quatrains of Sonnet 29? a. His beloved has left him. b. His beloved does not return his love. c. He is absorbed in feelings of self-pity. d. He is a frustrated artist. 16. In Sonnet 106, Shakespeare talks about his beloved's beauty. What does he mean when he says we lack tongues to praise? a. We do not like to make complements. b. We do not have the skill to describe her beauty. c. We are no longer able to say romantic things. d. We do not say certain things out loud. 17. How does the sonnet form affect the content of the poem? a. It uses chronological order in the first three quatrains. b. It follows the same rhyme scheme throughout. c. It shortens ideas so they fit into four-line quatrains. d. It requires that its content be about romantic love. 18. Where does the rhymed couplet appear in Shakespearean sonnets? a. at the end of each quatrain b. at the beginning of each quatrain c. in the first two lines of the poem d. in the final two lines of the poem 19. How does Shakespeare describe love in Sonnet 116? a. Love is eternal. b. Love is humorous. c. Love is brief. d. Love is harsh. 20. What does the speaker mean in Sonnet 116 in these final lines?
If this be error, and upon me proved, / I never writ, nor no man ever loved. a. If you think I am mistaken in this, then you also won't believe that I am a writer or that men fall in love. b. What I've said is not a mistake because I am a writer and men have fallen in love. c. I may be mistaken in what I've said, but I am still a writer and men still fall in love. d. You don't have to believe me, but you must believe I am a writer and that men fall in love. 21. Which lines rhyme in each Shakespearean sonnet? a. lines 1 and 2; lines 3 and 4 b. lines 1 and 4; lines 2 and 3 c. lines 1 and 3; lines 2 and 4 d. lines 3 and 4 22. What is the tone of Sonnet 130? a. hopeful and happy b. anxious and sad c. serious and angry d. humorous and realistic 23. What does the speaker do in each quatrain of Sonnet 130? a. He praises his beloved. b. He makes fun of his beloved. c. He speaks to his beloved. d. He laments the loss of his beloved. 24. In The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, what does the speaker urge his love to do? a. forgive him for loving another b. run away with him to the city c. come live with him in the country d. help him feed his flocks 25. In The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, what is the speaker's attitude toward the woman he loves? a. anxious b. adoring c. confident d. considerate 26. Which word best describes the setting in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love? a. imperfect b. primitive c. harmonious d. idealized
27. What are two things the shepherd says he will do for his beloved in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love? a. build her a house and start a garden b. sing songs and give her a feast c. make a bed of roses and a gown of wool d. give her jewels and silken skirts 28. Why does the nymph reject the shepherd in The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd? a. Time will pass and the joys of youth will fade. b. She has no desire to live in the country. c. She loves another and will not leave him. d. She grew tired of waiting and married another. 29. What is the speaker's attitude in The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd? a. agreeable b. passionate c. realistic d. insulted 30. What is the speaker's attitude toward love and youth in The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd? a. Youth never experiences true love. b. Youth is the only time for love. c. Love and youth are endless. d. Love and youth are brief. 31. What does the speaker mean in these lines from The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd? Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, / Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies / Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, / In folly ripe, in reason rotten. a. None of these things matter if love is true. b. All of these things wear out in time, as does love itself. c. The reasons for these things have changed. d. Those are foolish and illogical ideas. 32. What is the speaker describing in these lines from The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd? Time drives the flocks from field to fold, / When rivers rage and rocks grow cold, / And Philomel becometh dumb. a. the coming of winter b. the end of love c. a new pleasure to experience d. marriage 33. What does the speaker in The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd think of the shepherd's offer?
a. She thinks he has offered too little. b. She thinks it is appealing. c. She thinks it makes no sense. d. She thinks he loves her too much. 34. What does the speaker mean in this line from The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd? But could youth last and love still breed. a. As people get older, love fades. b. Young people do not know the meaning of love. c. Love will outlast time. d. Only young people are able to love completely. Vocabulary and Grammar 35. Which word best completes this sentence? The poet had worked all night to complete the sonnet, but at dawn it remained unfinished. Defeated, his spirit at his desk. a. deigned b. devised c. assayed d. languished 36. Which word in this sentence is a subordinating conjunction? Because the ocean washed his love s name away, the speaker is pained. a. washed b. Because c. love s d. speaker 37. Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word correctly? a. He applied an assay to the burn on his hand. b. Sick from love, the young man grew wan. c. She would not devise to greet him at the door. d. In despair, the handsome young man deigned at home. 38. Which word in this sentence is a subordinating conjunction? The speaker feels the Moon is sad although she is in love. a. speaker b. feels c. sad d. although 39. The word deign means.
a. to lower oneself b. to make plans c. to govern d. to heal 40. Which of these sentences includes a subordinating conjunction? a. The speaker talks to the Moon, but the Moon does not answer. b. The Moon looks sad as she climbs the night sky. c. The speaker believes that the Moon can judge lovers. d. Although the speaker talks to the Moon, he does not expect an answer. 41.Which of these sentences includes a subordinating conjunction? a. The speaker longs for sleep because he does not want to think of his love. b. The speaker wants to sleep, but he cannot, and it torments him. c. The speaker loves Stella, and he sees her even when she is not there. d. The speaker thinks of sleep as a balm for his sore heart. 42. Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to the word wan? a. wit b. to grow weak c. pale d. soothing 43. According to Sidney in Sonnet 39, sleep is a for sorrow. a. languor b. balm c. spright d. deign 44. Which of the following sentences uses sullen correctly? a. The audience gave a sullen gasp as the play began. b. The necklace was sullen, and he could not afford it. c. A sullen look came over his face, and he shook with laughter. d. He sat with a sullen expression after his beloved told him good-bye. 45. Which word is closest in meaning to impediments? a. statues b. obstacles c. arguments d. violations 46. Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word correctly? a. Time alters everyone's looks. b. Her beauty was no chronicle to his feelings for her. c. He knew that in the impediments of history, there had been no one more lovely. d. In prefiguring the history of love, he knew she had no equal.
47. Which word is most nearly the same in meaning as sullen? a. bright b. dull c. dismal d. shy 48. The word scope means. a. record b. Range c. obstacle d. prediction 49. By merely coloring his hair, he completely his appearance. a. prefigures b. remedies c. Alters d. impedes 50. In Sonnet 106, the speaker claims that earlier praise has prefigured, or, his love. a. molded b. created c. destroyed d. suggested 51. In Sonnet 116, when the speaker says he does not want impediments to love, he means. a. answers b. acceptance c. refusals d. obstacles 52. Which words are participles that can be used as adjectives in the blanks of this sentence? Poets are known for their hearts and souls. a. searching; tortured b. warm; colorful c. big; sensitive d. expansive; tragic 53.Which sentence uses a vocabulary word incorrectly? a. The Philomel sings one of the most melodious songs of any bird. b. The nymph warned of a reckoning when winter approached. c. Then the flowers will wither. d. The madrigals will dance every May. 54.Which word best completes this sentence?
The nymph feels that love turns to. a. madrigal b. reckon c. move d. wither 55. Which word is closest in meaning to wither? a. grow b. bloom c. darken d. fade 56. Which word best completes this sentence? The choir sang a at the concert. a. reckoning b. madrigal c. gall. d. melodious 57.Which word is a synonym for madrigals? a. mornings b. nightingales c. songs d. gowns 58.What does reckoning mean in these lines from The Nymph s Reply to the Shepherd? wanton fields/to wayward winter reckoning yields. a. guessing b. accounting c. changing d. fading 59. Which of these details from the two poems are most likely to wither? a. a thousand fragrant posies b. melodious birds c. raging rivers d. coral clasps 60.Which word is a synonym for melodious? a. Tasty b. Humming c. Tuneful d. Loud
Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 61. Which is the best paraphrase for the following lines from Sonnet 1? Those lamping eyes will deign sometimes to look And read the sorrows of my dying spright, Written with tears in heart's close bleeding book. a. Those eyes that look like large lamps sometimes look like blood and tears. b. Those eyes sometimes look and see my sad spirit, tearful and full of sorrow. c. Those eyes see my sorrowful nymphlike self, covering my books with blood and tears. d. Those lamps that are like eyes sometimes give the illusion that the book in the corner is covered with blood and tears. 62. The message that the speaker of Sonnet 75 wishes to convey to his love is that a. he will love her for eternity. b. his verse will immortalize their love. c. the pleasure of love is worth its suffering. d. the pleasures of love must end with death. 63. One way to identify the form of a Spenserian sonnet is by its a. unrhymed iambic pentameter. b. four-beat line and aabb rhyme scheme. c. abab bcbc cdcd ee rhyme scheme. d. ababbcbcc rhyme scheme. 64. How does a Spenserian sonnet differ from a Petrarchan sonnet? a. The Spenserian sonnet contains a different number of lines. b. Spenser's sonnets were written as part of a sequence. c. The Spenserian sonnet sometimes has no break between the octave and the sestet. d. The Spenserian sonnet deals with love and the natural world. 65. The image of pages in love's soft bands, / Like captives trembling at the victor's sight from Spenser's Sonnet 1 reinforces the theme that a. his poetry is not worthy of her. b. his beloved has won the argument between them. c. his beloved is cruel. d. like the pages, he too is a hopeless captive at the mercy of his beloved. 66. The following lines come from Spenser's Sonnet 1:...that angel's blessed look, / My soul's long lacked food, my heaven's bliss. Restating these lines in simpler words is an example of
a. recognizing historical context. b. paraphrasing. c. predicting. d. recognizing speaker's situation. 67. The unifying theme of Sonnet 31 and Sonnet 39 is a. natural beauty. b. hopeless love. c. relief from pain. d. endless suffering. 68. Which of the following is a characteristic of Sidney's Sonnets 31 and 39? a. The speaker is engaged in an internal conflict. b. A heavenly body stimulates the speaker's thoughts. c. The speaker accepts that his love is lost. d. The speaker sees Stella's image in his sleep. 69. In Sonnet 31, Sidney uses the moon to a. explain life on earth. b. reflect his own feelings. c. emphasize his power. d. symbolize all people. 70. In the line Is constant love deemed there but want of wit? from Sonnet 31, Sidney is suggesting that a. true love leads to unhappiness. b. no love can live forever. c. love and intelligence are similar. d. only fools can hope to find true love. 71. Sidney's Sonnets 31 and 39 illustrate what characteristic of the sonnet sequence? a. The poet is scorned by his lover. b. Relationships are presented in a true-to-life way. c. The heavens are employed symbolically. d. The ultimate outcome is left unresolved. 72. Which of the following is the best paraphrase of these lines from Sidney's Sonnet 31? What, may it be that even in heavenly place / That busy archer his sharp arrows tries? a. Is it true that they practice archery in heaven? b. What kind of sharp arrows fly in heaven? c. Is it true that people fall in love in heaven? d. Does an archer fix his arrows in heaven? 73. In Sidney's Sonnet 39, the speaker asks sleep to make in me those civil wars to cease. Which of the following best describes the civil wars the speaker suffers?
a. the inner turmoil caused by love b. the quarrel between the speaker and his beloved c. the anger the speaker feels toward society d. Stella's love for another man 74. In Sonnet 29, the speaker changes from a. fearful to confident. b. hopeful to resigned. c. bitter to defiant. d. despondent to thankful. 75. In Sonnet 29, what is emphasized in Shakespeare's three-quatrain form? a. his jealousy b. his feelings of love c. his self-pity d. his sense of hope 76. In Sonnet 106, all you prefiguring means a. ancestors' understanding. b. current writers' answering. c. past writers' foreshadowing. d. readers' guessing. 77.Which of the following phrases from Sonnet 106 best supports Shakespeare's purpose for writing the sonnet? a. So all their praises are but prophecies b. Of this our time c. In praise of ladies dead d. I see their antique pen would have express'd 78. Which of the following best describes the theme of Sonnet 116? a. True love is transient. b. True love never dies. c. Love guides its lovers. d. All love changes. 79. In Sonnet 116, Shakespeare describes love as. a. fickle b. unique c. humorous d. long-lasting 80. Which saying best describes the theme of Sonnet 130? a. Love conquers all.
b. Truth is beauty. c. Love is blind. d. Beauty is skin deep. 81. The tone of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 is both a. serious and bleak. b. cheerful and optimistic. c. hopeful and exaggerated. d. lighthearted and realistic. 82.In each self-contained quatrain in Sonnet 130, the speaker the features of his beloved. a. praises b. examines c. compares to nature d. berates 83. What frequent characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet is exemplified by Sonnets 29, 106, 116, and 130? a. a conclusion presented in the final couplet b. a hopeful and uplifting tone c. an idealized view of love and life d. an inconsistent rhyme scheme 84. Unlike the Petrarchan or Spenserian sonnet form, the Shakespearean sonnet form a. contains three quatrains and a couplet. b. is written in iambic pentameter. c. contains an initial octave and final sestet. d. concludes with an alexandrine. 85. The form of the sonnet influences its contents by a. shortening thoughts to fit quatrains and couplets. b. using chronological order. c. following a rhyme scheme. d. using the Petrarchan structure. 86. Which of the following is a characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet? a. six iambic feet to the line b. a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg c. four quatrains d. groupings of eight and six lines 87. You can relate structure to theme by thinking of a sonnet as a. a fortune cookie. b. a gemstone in an elegant case. c. a symphony.
d. a tote bag. 88.Who is the speaker in Marlowe's poem? a. a simple shepherd b. a passionate poet c. a melodious bird d. an Elizabethan spy 89. What sort of pleasures does Marlowe's speaker offer? a. simple rural pleasures b. the exciting pleasures of a life of adventure c. the sophisticated pleasures of life at court d. all of the above 90. Which adjective most clearly describes the setting in Marlowe's poem? a. realistic b. idealized c. complex d. modern 91. Whom does the speaker in Marlowe's poem address? a. an Elizabethan actress b. a singer of madrigals c. a shepherdess that he loves d. Elizabeth, queen of England 92. Which of these modern readers is most likely to identify with the speaker in Marlowe's poem? a. a struggling farmer b. a nomadic shepherd in the Middle East c. a student of music and dance d. a young man proposing marriage 93.Which view of nature does Marlowe's poem present? a. Nature is a source of beauty and joy. b. Nature is a wild and dangerous force that must be tamed. c. Nature is full of scientific phenomena that must be studied. d. Nature is a harsh force indifferent to human suffering. 94. In what way does Marlowe's poem express the theme of carpe diem? a. It praises nature as a source of beauty and comfort. b. It accepts the concept of a paradise on earth. c. It promotes the idea of making the most of life while one can. d. It portrays an idealistic world, rather than a realistic one. 95. How is Raleigh's poem related to Marlowe's poem?
a. Raleigh's poem is a response to Marlowe's poem. b. Raleigh's poem was the inspiration for Marlowe's poem. c. Raleigh's poem is a modern translation of Marlowe's poem. d. Writing independently, Raleigh came up with a poem very similar to Marlowe's poem. 96. Who is the speaker in Raleigh's poem? a. the shepherd speaking in Marlowe's poem b. the passionate poet speaking in Marlowe's poem c. the shepherdess addressed in Marlowe's poem d. a nymph who overhears the Marlowe's speaker addressing his beloved 97. What does the speaker in Raleigh's poem point out about many of the details in Marlowe's poem? a. They are very pleasant. b. They are opinion, not fact. c. They never existed. d. They will not last. 98. Which word best describes the attitude of the speaker in Raleigh's poem? a. passionate b. idealistic c. cynical d. sad 99. In this final stanza from Raleigh's poem, what does the speaker mean? But could youth last and love still breed, / Has joy no date nor age no need, / Then these delights my mind might move, / To live with thee and be thy love. a. I will live with you if you swear your love is true. b. I will live with you if you become a success in life and can actually offer me all the things you promise. c. I will live with you if you agree that we can have a large family. d. I would live with you if the love and happiness you describe could endure but it cannot. 100. Which of these modern readers is most likely to identify with the speaker in Raleigh's poem? a. a successful farmer b. someone who collects and studies plants c. someone who is deeply in love d. someone who has fallen out of love 101. Which choice best states the relationship of the two poems to the pastoral tradition? a. Both are typical of poems written in the pastoral tradition. b. Marlowe's poem is typical of poems written in the pastoral tradition, while Raleigh's poem mocks aspects of that tradition.
c. Raleigh's poem is typical of poems written in the pastoral tradition, while Marlowe's poem mocks aspects of that tradition. d. Neither is typical of poems written in the pastoral tradition. 102. What does the nymph in The Nymph s Reply to the Shepherd think turns to gall? a. lovers hearts b. winter winds c. flocks of sheep d. D. the flowers Essay 103. Both Spenser and Sidney write about hopeless and painful love. They use various images to express this theme for example, in Sonnet 39, Sidney creates an image of fierce darts thrown by Despair to describe the lover's pain. Choose two or three similar images from the sonnets. Then, write an essay explaining how these images help develop the theme. 104. During the time of Spenser and Sidney, poets commonly portrayed the beloved ladies in their sonnet sequences as wonderfully beautiful, but beyond reach. The lover might suffer the greatest pain and despair, but he would remain forever faithful to his beloved. In an essay, explain how these characteristics are developed in the sonnets you have read. Consider these questions: How do Spenser and Sidney present the mental and emotional state of their speakers? How do they describe their speakers' devotion to their beloved? How would you describe the beloved? What does she say, and how does she behave toward the speaker? Give examples from the sonnets to support your ideas. 105. Thinking About the Essential Question: Do writers gain more by accepting or by rejecting tradition? Spenser and Sidney use the traditional form of the sonnet to write about love. In an essay, explore how the sonnet s form helps their purpose. Are they able to create a strong image of love using the sonnet form? Use examples from the poems to support your response. 106. The common practice in sonnet sequences of the time was to portray the beloved lady as extraordinarily beautiful but unreachable, while the lover was portrayed as remaining faithful to his beloved even though he endured an agony of love. Write an essay discussing these conventions in the sonnets you have read. How do Spenser and Sidney depict themselves in the different sonnets? How do they characterize their beloveds? Use specific examples that reflect these conventions. 107. The three sonnets from Spenser's sonnet sequence each describe some aspect of the speaker's love for his lady, but each focuses on a different aspect or expression of that love. Write an essay discussing these sonnets. What is the subject of each? What are the dominant images? What is the overall impression these three sonnets considered together convey about the speaker, his beloved, and their relationship? 108. Spenser and Sidney use a variety of images in their sonnets to convey the theme of hopeless and painful love. Choose two or three images from the sonnets, and write an essay explaining how each image contributes to this theme. For example, in Sonnet 39 Sidney uses the image of fierce darts thrown by Despair to describe the pain the lover feels. 109. Thinking About the Essential Question: Do writers gain more by accepting or by rejecting tradition? Spenser and Sidney use the traditional form of the sonnet to write about love. In
an essay, explore how the sonnet s form either helps or hinders their purpose. Are they able to create a strong image of love using the sonnet form? Use examples from the poems to support your response. 110. Sonnets 29, 106, 116, and 130 all deal with the subject of love. Write an essay in which you compare two of the sonnets and how they describe love. Answer these questions, and give examples to support your answers: How do they treat love the same? How do they treat it differently? Which presents love in the most realistic manner? Which presents love in the most idealistic manner? 111. In an essay, explain the main structure of the Shakespearean sonnet. Consider these questions: How many lines are in the sonnet, and how are they divided up? How is the line of a Shakespearean sonnet constructed? How many feet are in each line? What kind of feet are used? What is the typical rhyme scheme? How do the different parts of the sonnet work together to develop the main idea? 112. Thinking About the Essential Question: Do writers gain more by accepting or by rejecting tradition? Sonnets 29, 106, and 116 present love in traditional words and ideas, but Sonnet 130 is less traditional in its presentation of love. In an essay, explore the ways in which Sonnet 130 deviates from tradition. Cite examples from the poem to support your main points. 113. Although love is the basic theme of Sonnets 29, 106, 116, and 130, it is treated differently in each one. In an essay, discuss the different treatments of love in these sonnets. Which sonnet do you think presents the truest depiction of love? Why? Support your arguments with examples. 114. Sonnets 29 ( When in disgrace ) and 130 ( My mistress' eyes ) have ending couplets that differ in their meaning and function. Sonnet 29 ends with the lines For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings / That then I scorn to change my state with kings. The closing lines of Sonnet 130 are And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare / As any she belied with false compare. Write an essay that explains how each couplet relates to the rest of its sonnet. How are these couplets different in this relationship? How effective is each couplet as an ending to its sonnet? 115. The idea of time plays a role in the themes of both Sonnet 106 ( When in the chronicle ) and Sonnet 116 ( Let me not to the marriage ). In an essay, contrast the very different concepts of time presented in these sonnets. What is the relationship of time to beauty in each poem? Use examples from the poems to support your ideas. 116. Thinking About the Essential Question: Do writers gain more by accepting or by rejecting tradition? Sonnets 29, 106, and 116 present love in traditional words and ideas, but Sonnet 130 is less traditional in its presentation of love. In an essay, explore the ways in which Sonnet 130 deviates from tradition and explain the effects. Do its differences make the poem more or less effective in conveying the speaker s love? Cite examples from the poem to support your main points. 117. Write an essay in which you explore the character of the speaker of one of the poems. Include a response to these questions: What is the speaker's attitude toward nature and love? What does either the shepherd think of his love or the nymph think of the shepherd? What does the speaker think is important? 118. The two poems, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd, present a kind of debate. In an essay, tell which writer, Marlowe or Raleigh, gives the more successful and convincing presentation. Give reasons for your choice and examples from the poems to support your opinion.
119. Thinking About the Essential Question: Does a sense of place shape literature or does literature shape a sense of place? Each of the two poems, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph s Reply to the Shepherd, creates a sense of place through description. In an essay, describe the sense of place one of the poems creates. Use details from the poems to support your response. 120. Based on the worldviews presented in both poems, do you think the woman would be happy if she accepted the invitation? Explain your conclusions in a brief essay that cites details from both poems to support your ideas. 121. In a brief essay, explain how some of the details in both poems might support an argument for the carpediem theme. 122. Thinking About the Essential Question: Does a sense of place shape literature or does literature shape a sense of place? Each of the two poems, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph s Reply to the Shepherd, creates a sense of place through description. In an essay, describe the sense of place the poems create. Then explain which sense of place you feel is stronger and more convincing and why. Use details from the poems to support your response.