Question Bank - 1
Answer
the following questions in 30-40 words.
1.
Who introduced sonnet in England in the
first half of the 16th century?
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Sir Thomas Wyatt, a 16th-century English
politician, ambassador, and lyric poet, introduced the sonnet to English
literature.
2.
Name at least five poets who wrote Petrarchan
sonnets?
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Five poets who wrote Petrarchan sonnets are: Sir
Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, John Milton, Thomas Gray, William
Wordsworth and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
3.
Explain: ‘And every fair from fair
sometimes declines’
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The poet says, that every beautiful thing eventually
decays, either by some unforeseen circumstance, or by nature's course.
4.
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write
with classification?
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Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. Many critics
segment the sonnets into three groups: The Fair Youth Sonnets (Sonnets 1 - 126), The
Dark Lady Sonnets (Sonnets 127 - 152) and The Greek Sonnets (Sonnets 153 and
154).
5.
What is quatrain?
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A quatrain is a rhymed grouping of four lines
in a poem. It can be a poem that has only four lines, or it can be a stanza in
a longer poem.
6.
What is a couplet?
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A couplet usually consists of two successive
lines that rhyme and have the same metre. A couplet may be formal (closed) or
run-on (open).
7.
What metaphor has been used in the poem,
Let me not to the marriage of true minds?
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In this poem, the speaker compares love to "a
star to every wandering bark." This is a metaphor in which love is
compared to the North Star or a constellation that is used by sailors to guide
their ships, or "barks."
8.
Write few characteristics of
Metaphysical poetry.
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Metaphysical poetry is not intended to be
read in a passive way. Its use of paradox, imagery, conceit & wit is meant
to awaken the reader. Metaphysical poetry asks the philosophical questions
about religion, faith, spirituality & being.
9.
What is Petrarchan sonnet?
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The Petrarchan sonnet (Italian sonnet), is a
sonnet named after the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca. It consists of a total
of fourteen hendecasyllabic lines. The rhyme scheme for the octave is typically
ABBAABBA and for the sestet CDECDE or CDCDCD and more.
10.
What metaphysical conceit is found in ‘A
Valediction: Forbidding Mourning’?
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In this poem, the conceit, found in stanzas
7-9, is a compass (a geometry-tool). Donne compares his wife's soul to
"the fixed foot." She stays in place and is steadfast, allowing him
to roam in a circle and then come back home.
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