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To the Elizabethans, literary tradition meant …..
a. finding inspiration in the works of the ancients.
b. imitating the models and conventions of the ancients without any innovation.
c. renouncing the achievements of ancient Greeks and Romans.
finding inspiration in the works of the ancients.
------- is unique among Renaissance sonnet sequences in that it celebrated a successful love affair that culminated in marriage.
a. Astrophel and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney.
b. Amoretti by Edmund Spenser.
c. Sonnets by Shakespeare.
Amoretti by Edmund Spenser
Astrophil and Stella had a significant influence on the development of English poetry because:
a. Sidney directly translated Petrarch like Wyatt and Surrey.
b. It is the first complete sonnet sequence in English popularizing Petrarchism.
c. It celebrates a successful relationship that ended in marriage.
It is the first complete sonnet sequence in English popularizing Petrarchism.
A famous Elizabethan sonnet that carries a rhetorical address to an inanimate figure is ………………
a. “Love that doth reign and live within my thought”.
b. “Come Sleep! O Sleep”
c. “Not marble nor the gilded monuments”.
“Come Sleep! O Sleep”
Imagery in “Love that doth reign and live within my thought” by Surrey derives largely from which field?
a. Mythological.
b. Religious.
c. Military.
Military.
How did patronage influence the development of poetry in the 16th century?
A) It limited poets to writing only religious themes.
B) It provided financial support and social status, allowing poets to create diverse works.
C) It discouraged experimentation with new poetic forms.
It provided financial support and social status, allowing poets to create diverse works.
The defeat of......... enforced the image of Queen Elizabeth as a ruler of supreme power:
a. The French army.
b. The Roman Catholic Church.
c. The Spanish Armada.
The Spanish Armada.
“Like as a ship, that through the ocean wide,/By conduct of some star, doth make her way;/When as a storm hath dimmed her trusty guide”, the rhetorical device used here is a simile….
a. that figures the beloved’s presence as stormy and uncanny.
b. that unveils the necessity of the beloved’s presence as a guiding light.
c. that shows how her presence has darkened and dimmed his life.
that unveils the necessity of the beloved’s presence as a guiding light.
What aspect of humanism significantly contributed to the perception of human dignity during the Elizabethan age?
A) The belief in strict adherence to traditional religious practices
B) The focus on individual potential and the value of human experience
C) The rejection of classical knowledge and literature
The focus on individual potential and the value of human experience
The traditional sonnet sequence is mainly concerned with …..
a. the biography of the author.
b. paying homage to the monarch.
c. the contrary states of feeling of the central figure.
he contrary states of feeling of the central figure.
In essence, courtly love is considered ….
a. a destructive emotion. b. a popular pastime. c. an ennobling passion.
a destructive emotion
How did the Reformation contribute to the rise of monarchism over religion in England?
A) It unified the church and state under a single authority.
B) It led to the establishment of a monarchy that prioritized the king's authority over religious institutions.
C) It resulted in the separation of church and state.
It led to the establishment of a monarchy that prioritized the king's authority over religious institutions.
.-----established the sonnet as a major poetic form in his-------, a sonnet cycle concerning his love for the idealized beloved Laura, which was a major influence on European literature.
a. Sidney-----Amoretti
b. Spenser----Astrophel and Stella
c. Petrarch----Canzoniere
Petrarch----Canzoniere
The pastoral is defined against which kind of lifestyle?
a. The global b. The seaside c. The urban
The urban
In The Roundelay, what natural setting is primarily described, which is also a key feature of pastoral poetry?
A. Forest
B. Countryside
C. Ocean
Countryside