1.01 Renaissance Poetry.

1. which of the following would NOT be considered a metaphysical question?

A. Can there be things that exist that are not in time?

B. is our gate predetermined?

C. Does God exist?

D. What is chemical composition of water?

2. What element does the metaphysical poetry of John Donne, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell have in common?

A. Romance
B. Wit
C. Tragedy
D. Perfect rhyme scheme

3. who is known as the founder and master of metaphysical poetry?

A. John Donne
B. George Herbert
C. Samuel Johnson
D. Andrew marvell

4. which of the following statements is UNTRUE of metaphysical poetry?
A. all of the metaphysical poets were friends who riffed off of each other's work.
B. it often compared unlikely things like lovers and a compass.
C. it dealt with questions that could not be explained by science.
D. metaphysical poetry aimed to shock the reader with its paradoxes and puns.

5. Metaphysical poetry:

A. is highly intellectualized
B. uses rather strange imagery
C. contains extremely complicated thoughts
D. all of the above are true