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When Men Shall Find Thy Flower Questions

Name: …………………………………………………….. Period: ………. Date:……………

1. The speaker and the person addressed in the poem are probably: a. An old man speaking to an old woman b. An old woman speaking to another old woman c. A young man speaking to an old woman d. A young man speaking to a young woman e. A young man speaking to himself

2. The word “glass in line 3 means: a. Tumbler b. Mirror c. Crystal ball d. Decanter e. Window

3. The “miracle” referred to in line 9 is a. His continuing love b. His suffering c. Her Beauty d. Her remaining beautiful in old age e. Her returning his love

4. In line 10, “all the matter’s spent” can be best rephrased as: a. All cares are over b. All my reasons for living have vanished c. All the fuel is gone d. All difficulties have ended e. The subject has been closed completely

5. In line 14, “winter” is a symbol of: a. Love rejected b. Isolation c. Old age d. Indifference e. Death

6. Which of the following are arguments of the poem? 1. When you are old, you will be sorry you ignored my love. 2. Poetry will preserve your beauty despite the passage of time. 3. No matter how you look, I will still love you. a. 2 only b. 1 and 2 only c. 1 and 3 only d. 2 and 3 only e. 1, 2, and 3

7. On which of the following constructions does the poem implicity or explicitly most rely? a. Both…and b. When…then c. If…then d. If…but e. Since…therefore

8. One meaning of the word “glory” is a halo; if this meaning is intended in line 1, the image recurs in : a. Line 2 b. Line 5 c. Line 9 d. Line 11 e. Line 14

9. The poem deliberately repeats all of the following words and phrases EXCEPT: a. “Spent” b. “In me” c. “Fire” d. “Repent” e. “Faith”

10. All of the following words and phrases are used to represent the beauty of the woman EXCEPT: a. “Flower” (line 1) b. “Glory” (line 1) c. “Thy flame” (line 6) d. “Miracle” (line 9) e. “Golden hairs” (line 14)

11. All of the following are used to represent the continuing love of the speaker EXCEPT: a. “Truth” (line 4) b. “Wounds” (line 5) c. “Heat” (line 6) d. “Faith” (line 8) e. “Miracle” (line 9)

12. The rhetorical purpose of the speaker of the poem is to: a. Convince the lady to return his love b. Inform the lady about what the future will bring c. Warn the lady of the consequences of vanity d. Convince himself to give up a useless pursuit e. Convince the lady of the superiority of poetry to passion

13. Which of the following contrasts does the poem employ? 1. Youth vs. age 2. Growth vs. decline 3. Permanence vs. transience 4. Truth vs. lie a. 1 and 2 only b. 1,3,and 4 only c. 2,3,and 4 only d. 1,2, and 3 only e. 1,2,3,and 4

14. The poem employs religious diction in all the following words EXCEPT: a. “Faith” (line 8) b. “Miracle” (line 9) c. “Faith” (line 11) d. “Repent” (line12 e. “ Scorned” (line 13)

15. The form of this poem is a: a. Shakespearean sonnet b. Petrarchan sonnet c. Romantic Ode d. Ballad e. Villanelle