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To His Mistress Going to Bed.

by John Donne.

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

Q01of 10

What verse form does 'To His Mistress Going to Bed' primarily use throughout?

Q02of 10

In the lines 'Oh my America, my new found land, / My kingdom, safeliest when with one man manned,' what rhetorical device is most prominently employed?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker mean when he says 'Until I labour, I in labour lie'?

Q04of 10

The allusion to 'Atlanta's balls, cast in men's views' compares women's gems to what classical story?

Q05of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem?

Q06of 10

Which theological concept does Donne invoke when he writes 'Here is no penance, much less innocence'?

Q07of 10

When the speaker describes the woman's undressing with the simile 'as when from flowery meads th'hills shadow steals,' what is being conveyed?

Q08of 10

What is the function of the religious imagery woven throughout the poem?

Q09of 10

In the final couplet, 'To teach thee, I am naked first: why then / What need'st thou have more covering than a man,' what argument does the speaker make?

Q10of 10

The phrase 'Themselves are mystic books, which only we / Whom their imputed grace will dignify / Must see revealed' suggests which idea about women and male observers?

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