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Death Be Not Proud.

by John Donne.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Death Be Not Proud'?

Q02of 10

Who is the speaker addressing throughout the poem?

Q03of 10

In lines 5–6, Donne compares rest and sleep to death in order to argue that death must offer what?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'poore death' (line 4) most clearly establishes which tone toward death?

Q05of 10

Which literary technique does Donne use when he writes 'death, thou shalt die' in the final line?

Q06of 10

In line 9, Donne argues that Death is 'slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men.' What is the rhetorical purpose of this claim?

Q07of 10

The reference to 'poppie, or charmes' (line 11) functions primarily as what kind of allusion?

Q08of 10

Which image does Donne use to represent death as something familiar and unthreatening?

Q09of 10

The poem's central theological argument rests on which belief?

Q10of 10

What does Donne most likely mean when he says 'our best men with thee doe goe' (line 7)?

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