Love Through the Ages Poetry Pre 1900

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What is the rhymescheme of Sonnet 116?
ABAB
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What is The Flea a metaphor of?
The female protagonist's virginity
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What significance did John Wilmot have?
He was one of Charles II's courtiers
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What type of poet is Andrew Marvell?
Metaphysical
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What is a characteristic of cavalier poets?
Carpe diem
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What was the structure of Petrarchan Sonnets?
An octet and a sestet
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What is a syllogisitic argument?
Major premis; minor premis; conclusion
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What is the translation of 'Noil me tangere'?
Don't touch me
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What is the 'star to every wandring barke'?
The North star which guided the ships
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What is the rhythm in The Flea?
A cross between iambic pentameter and iambic petrameter
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Who is Wilmot wandering from in Absent from Thee?
God
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