Richard Lovelace Refer to the second stanza of “Song: To Amarantha, That She Would Dishevel Her Hair.” The speaker says that Amarantha should let the wind ravish her hair, adding that the wind has, “…left his darling th’East…” What device does the poet use here?
Sir John Suckling In sections 3 and 4 of “[A POEM WITH THE…
Sir John Suckling In sections 3 and 4 of “,” the speaker states that love has never lasted until now. What is the speaker’s explanation for this lasting love?
Ben Jonson In “Song: To Celia,” what does Celia do with t…
Ben Jonson In “Song: To Celia,” what does Celia do with the rosy wreath the speaker sends her?
John Donne What type of sonnet is “Holy Sonnet VI”?
John Donne What type of sonnet is “Holy Sonnet VI”?
Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress” In the second stanza…
Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress” In the second stanza of the same poem, what is time driving at the speaker’s back?
Ben Jonson In the same stanza of “Still to be neat, still…
Ben Jonson In the same stanza of “Still to be neat, still to be dressed,” what does the speaker say bothers him about the lady who is always neat and perfect looking?
Bacon’s “Of Travel” True or False: Bacon says that a man s…
Bacon’s “Of Travel” True or False: Bacon says that a man should be familiar with the language of the country to which he is traveling; otherwise, the man will be going to school, not to travel.
John Donne’s “Meditation #17” In the second paragraph, Don…
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)?
Sir Francis Bacon’s “Of Marriage and Single Life” Bacon sa…
Sir Francis Bacon’s “Of Marriage and Single Life” Bacon says that unmarried men are the best at three things, but then he says unmarried men are NOT always the best what?
Ben Jonson In “Song: To Celia,” what does the rosy wreath…
Ben Jonson In “Song: To Celia,” what does the rosy wreath now smell like?