Chapter 7: Poetry Analysis Questions

________ (1621- 1678) was one of the metaphysical poets.

The ________ were a loosely connected group of 17th- century poets who fashioned a type of elaborately clever, often witty verse with a decidedly intellectual twist.

In context, “careless of its mansion new” [Andrew Marvell’s “On a Drop of Dew”(line 4)] most nearly means

(Andrew Marvell’s “On a Drop of Dew”) Lines 9–14 suggest the drop of dew is

(Andrew Marvell’s “On a Drop of Dew”) Lines 19–28 make explicit

(Andrew Marvell’s “On a Drop of Dew”) In line 42, the sun is symbolic of

(Andrew Marvell’s “On a Drop of Dew”) Which of the following sets of adjectives is best suited to describing the poem’s tone?

(Andrew Marvell’s “On a Drop of Dew”) In the final four lines of the poem, the poet suggests that

(“On the Death of J.C. an Infant”) Taken as a whole, the poem is best understood to be

is a poem that mourns the death of someone

(“On the Death of J.C. an Infant”) Line 29 contains an example of

(“On the Death of J.C. an Infant”) Grammatically, the word “wings” (line 21) is a