Which poem was that again?
discusses man's need for rest
What is "The Pulley"?
this poem expresses the author's resolve to not base his happiness upon the love of a woman
What is "The Author's Resolution in a Sonnet"?
England's GOAT of allegories
What is Pilgrim's Progress?
the group of poets interested in the things of the mind, the soul, and eternity
Who were the Metaphysical poets?
For thee, thou needst no such deceit,
For thou thy self art thine own bait.
"The Bait" by John Donne
Eve's fear that persuaded her to share the fruit with Adam
What is the thought of Adam being married to another woman?
encourages young women to marry early
What is "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"?
this work that warns against the restriction of all books
What is "In Defense of Books"?
the GOAT of epics in England?
What is Paradise Lost?
the group of poets that emphasized pleasures of this world and wrote love songs to or about women
Who were the Cavalier poets? (and you thought this was a basketball team)
Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones
Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.
"On the Late Massacre in Piedmont" by John Milton
a highly original and intellectual comparison in which points out an unusual parallel between highly dissimilar elements?
What is a metaphysical conceit?
teaches that time is the subtle thief of youth
What is "On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three"?
The theme of this poem is to "justify the ways of God to men."
What is Paradise Lost?
the GOAT of prose Puritan writers of the Puritan Age
Who was John Bunyan?
The group of poets that believed that Christians should live a pure and holy life
Who were the Puritans?
For if she be not for me
What care I for whom she be?
"The Author's Resolution in a Sonnet" by George Whither
whom the poet addresses in "Bitter-Sweet"
Who is God?
teaches that the present is more important than the past or the future
What is "Now"?
discusses freedom of the soul and spirit (written from a prison)
What is "To Althea, from Prison"?
the GOAT of the Metaphysical poets
Who was John Donne?
The group of poets that included Edmund Waller, Richard Lovelace, and Robert Herrick
Who were the Cavalier poets?
Let him be rich and weary, that at least,
If goodness lead him not, yet weariness
May toss him to my breast.
"The Pulley" by George Herbert
the group whose death is being lamented in "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont"
Who are the Waldensians (the slaughtered saints)?
In this poem, the poet's thoughts move from rebellion to submission
What is "The Collar"?
honor drives the poet away from his love toward the battlefield
What is "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars"?
the GOAT of all seventeenth-century poetry
He is also considered the second greatest writer of English literature, but he can never be the GOAT of that because this world has SHAKESPEARE!!!!
Who was John Milton?
The group of poets that included John Donne and George Herbert
Who were the Metaphysical poets?
Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage.
"To Althea, from Prison" by Richard Lovelace
Satan proposes that the princes of hell corrupt or destroy this group
What is mankind?