John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry ?

Related Mcqs:

1. John Milton’s “Lycidas” is best described by which of the following genres ?

   A. Pastoral elegy
   B. Prose polemic
   C. Blank verse tragedy
   D. Masque

2. Where was John Milton born? Where was John Milton born ?

   A. London
   B. Bristol
   C. Wales
   D. Yorkshire

3. A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most likely a critic ?

   A. Reader Response
   B. Feminist
   C. Mimetic
   D. Formalist

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning John Milton’s poetry ?

   A. He followed the Shakespearean rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.
   B. He followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.
   C. He followed the Spenserian rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.
   D. He followed the Spenserian rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.

5. John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Alexander Pope
   C. Ben Jonson
   D. George Herbert

6. Milton in “Samson Agonistes” uses a Chorus, which he borrows from what previous genre ?

   A. Medieval Mystery Plays
   B. Greek Epic
   C. Greek Drama
   D. French Chanson de Gestes

7. In his introduction, Milton described the genre of “Samson Agonistes” as_____________?

   A. history play
   B. tragedy
   C. comedy
   D. Morality Play

8. ‘Lycidas’ is written by_____________?

   A. Alexander Pope
   B. Henry Fielding
   C. Thomas Hardy
   D. John Milton

9. In , a good example of Milton’s sharp rhetorical prose, Milton denounces restrictive censorship, arguing for freedom of the press ?

   A. “Paradise Lost”
   B. “Samson Agonistes”
   C. “Areopagitica”
   D. “Paradise Regained”

10. Edward King, a minor poet and a contemporary of Milton’s at Cambridge, was drowned at sea in 1637. Milton wrote an elegy for him. What was the title of this poem ?

    A. lycidas
    B. Paradise Lost
    C. II penseroso
    D. none of the above