Andrew Marvel
Figurative Language
To His Coy...
Vocab
General
100

This was his occupation

What is poet

100

"Sits on thy skin like morning dew," Is an example of...

What is simile 

100

This is trait of the character is displayed by the speaker saying he will love the mistress until "the conversion of the Jews"

What is undying love
100

A type of literature work that attempts to invoke an emotion response through the use of abstract ideas and figurative language

What is poetry

100

Nemo is this kind of fish

What is clownfish

200

Poem that was published after his death

What is "To His Coy Mistress"

200

"But at my back I always hear. Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near; " Is an example of...

What is personification 

200

"Had we but world enough and time,

This coyness, lady, were no crime. (1-2)” Shows the character's..

What is Impatience 

200

Affection for someone/something else

What is adoration

200

The third planet from the sun

What is Earth


300
Marvel was born in this country


What is England

300

"And you should, if you please, refuse

Till the conversion of the Jews." Is an example of...

What is allusion

300

"An hundred years should go to praise 

Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze; 

Two hundred to adore each breast (13-16)” Shows the speaker's...

What is vanity/superficiality

300

Means sieze the day

What is Carpe Diem

300

Winner of 2022 World Cup

What is Argentina 

400

Marvel was born in this year

What/When is 1621

400

"An hundred years should go to praise. Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze; Two hundred to adore each breast, But thirty thousand to the rest;" Is an example of...

What is hyperbole

400

The politically unstable time during Marvells formative adult years  is why some people believe the juxtaposing themes of ____ and ____

What is love and fleeting time

400

Shyness/Modesty meant to be seductive/alluring 

What is Coy

400

Current Mayor of Edmonton

Amarjeet Sohi

500

Marvel was this age when the first civil war broke out

What is 21 years old

500

"Had we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime."

What is apostrophe (used to address absent people from text)

500

Poem was published in this year

What is 1681

500

a woman in position in authority/ higher power (Hint: meaning used in poem not present day)

What is mistress

500

How many times has Quebec tried to leave Canada?

What is two