Authors
This author went blind and struggled with how he was still going to be used for God's glory
Milton
What did Christian get stuck in?
(Bonus points if you can tell me what it was made of)
The Slough Of Despond
(made of mud/shame and guilt)
A 14-line poem that follows an ABBAABBA rhyme scheme and has two parts
What do the octave and the sestet do?
Present the problem, present the solution
Which character is the protagonist of Pilgrim's Progress?
Christian
This author wrote "To My Beloved Master, William Shakespeare"
Johnson
What was the name of the fair that Beelzebub and his friends created?
(Bonus points if you can tell me what town it's in)
Vanity Fair
A long narrative poem about a hero
Epic
What was the purpose of Vanity Fair?
To distract the travellers?
Which character didn't stick around very long after things got hard in Pilgrim's Progress?
Pliable
This author wrote about a bell, a compass, and a flea
Donne
What happened to the flea in "The Flea"? Why?
It got squashed because it represented two bloods mingling and he got rejected
Putting two seemingly contradictory things together to reveal a deeper truth
Paradox
What unusal place did Milton write from?
Prision
Which character fell from heaven in Paradise Lost?
Satan, the "infernal serpent"
This author wrote about the Christian Journey to Celestial City
Bunyan
Which personified character did Donne say it was not necessary to fear because it too would die?
Death
A brief, melodic poem expressing personal thoughts or feelings; usually set to music
Which character came to Christian's assistance?
Help
These characters say that they are "only buying truth"
The Pilgrims from Pilgrim's Progress
This author had two "eras" that we studied: one as a young man and one as a preist after he got older
Donne
Who/what was Ben Johnson's self-proclaimed "best peice of poetry?"
His son
A story with two levels/layers
Allegory
Explain the compass conceit used in "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"
She is his anchor, when he leaves their love doesn't break, it expands
This "character" has a whole poem written about him that sings his praises
Shakespeare