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John Donne What type of sonnet is “Holy Sonnet VI”?

Bacon’s “Of Negotiating” He then gives three instances where letters are better. Which of the following is NOT one of the three instances?

Andrew Marvell, “The Gallery” In the third stanza, the speaker says that on the other side of the gallery, Clora is “…drawn / Like to Aurora in the dawn…” What device does the poet use to compare Clora and Aurora?

John Donne’s “Meditation #17” In the second paragraph, Donne says there was some disagreement about which religious orders should be first to ring their bell to call people to prayer. What determination did they make (in other words, who was allowed to ring the bell first)?

Ben Jonson  In “Song: To Celia,” what does the rosy wreath now smell like?

Which poet is considered by critics to have founded the Metaphysical style of poetry? (He is the MOST Metaphysical.)

Andrew Marvell, “The Fair Singer” Referring to the same poem, which of the following is a true statement about information from the first stanza?

Ben Jonson  Which of the following best describes the overall tone of “XLII: On Giles and Joan”?

John Donne, “Song: Sweetest love, I do not go,”  Which of the following is NOT a paraphrase of something the speaker says to his love in the same poem?

John Donne “Holy Sonnet IX” mentions “lecherous goats” and “serpents envious,” ascribing feelings to non-human creatures in line 3. What device is this?