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.
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning Book Two of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. A debate is held in Hell by Satan and his compatriots concerning whether to attempt to recover Heaven.
B. Satan embarks on his passage across the great gulf of Chaos.
C. The Narrator invokes his muse by the name of “Holy Light.”
D. The demons begin exploring Hell, engaging in philosophical debates, and entering
singing competitions. - Which of the following statements is/are TRUE concerning John Milton’s ideal republic ?
A. There was to be no king, bishops, or House of Lords.
B. There were to be no churches except Anglican churches.
C. There was to be no Oxford University.
D. A and C - Where was John Milton born? Where was John Milton born ?
A. London
B. Bristol
C. Wales
D. Yorkshire - Choose the best answer. Which of the following statements is true concerning epic poetry ?
A. Epic poetry is of a moral nature and tends to the promotion of virtue.
B. “Canterbury Tales” is an example of epic poetry.
C. All of the above answers are true.
D. None of These - 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 - John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry ?
A. A pastoral elegy
B. A satire
C. An epic
D. A mock-epic - 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 - Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?
A. The Futurists apotheosized technology, whereas World War II poets often focused on technology’s destructive powers.
B. The Futurists praised speed, whereas World War II poets often evoked images of nature to describe the human condition.
C. The Futurists privileged the part over the whole, whereas World War II poets did not deal with the problem of modernity and alienation.
D. The Futurists focused on advancements in technology and industry, whereas World War II poets ignored advancements in technology, especially in modern warfare. - Which of the following statements best expresses the difference between how visual images functioned in World War I poetry and Imagist poetry ?
A. There were no significant differences in the functioning of visual images in these two types of poetry.
B. The Imagists relied on visual images to achieve clarity of expression, whereas World War I poets relied on visual images to subtly punctuate their often desperate political messages.
C. The Imagists valued brevity, which could be achieved with precise visual images, whereasWorldWar I poets preferred declamatory statements in their poems.
D. WorldWar I poets valued clarity of expression through visual images, whereas Imagists relied on complex expression through emotional visual images. - Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?
A. Georgian poetry was modeled on World War I poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities.
B. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization.
C. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with women’s rights.
D. World War I poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen adapted the Georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most Georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.
