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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Good Morrow," lines 1-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is used repeatedly in the first quatrain?
(a) Appeal to Ethos.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Rhetorical question.

2. What is the time of day in this poem's setting?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Morning.

3. What imperfection does line 18 suggest exists in the real northern hemisphere?
(a) It is stressful.
(b) It is ugly.
(c) It is cold.
(d) It is boring.

4. What is the best interpretation of the meaning of "but this" in line 5?
(a) "Except for our relationship."
(b) "However, when you consider what I am saying."
(c) "On the other hand, the poem I am writing."
(d) "Although pleasure is wonderful."

5. Which word in lines 15-18 is meant to contrast the impermanent nature of life outside the lovers' relationship with the eternal nature of their love?
(a) "Plain" (line 16).
(b) "Declining" (line 18).
(c) "Sharp" (line 18).
(d) "Rest" (line 16).

Short Answer Questions

1. Line 10, "For love, all love of other sights controls," contains an example of which technique?

2. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?

3. What is the rhyme scheme within each stanza?

4. Line 11, "And makes one little room an everywhere," contains an example of which technique?

5. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?

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