1 What literary movement did John Clare belong to? Gothic Classical Romantic Modernist 2 Where was Clare born? Helpstone New Delhi London Belfast 3 What was John Clare's economic background? Gentry Lower-middle class Peasant Upper-middle class 4 Who of the following is NOT one of Clare's contemporaries? John Keats Ted Hughes George Byron Percy Shelley 5 How did Clare's status change over the course of his life? His first book was famous, and then he gradually declined in the public eye He never achieved fame He did not achieve fame until after his death His first book was popular, and he remained well-known throughout his life 6 Who was the likely subject of "First Love"? We don't know Patty Turner Mary Joyce Clare's mother 7 What emotion does "First Love" describe? A sweet, innocent crush Sudden, overwhelming love Raw passion and lust The closeness of still being with your first love after years together 8 Which of the following best characterize's Clare's use of figurative language in the beginning of "First Love"? Shocking Non-existent Subtle yet unusual Conventional 9 Which line of the final stanza of "First Love" MOST closely parallels a line from the first stanza? She seemed to hear my silent voice My heart has left its dwelling-place Is love’s bed always snow? Are flowers the winter’s choice? 10 Which line from the first stanza is an example of idiom? I ne’er was struck before that hour Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower My face turned pale as deadly pale And stole my heart away complete. 11 Which line from the first stanza is an example of simile? My face turned pale as deadly pale And stole my heart away complete My legs refused to walk away With love so sudden and so sweet 12 Which line marks a shift in tone in the first stanza? My legs refused to walk away My life and all seemed turned to clay My face turned pale as deadly pale With love so sudden and so sweet 13 Which word does NOT appear in both the first and last stanzas? Heart Stole Flower Never 14 How does the treatment of the heart in the first and second stanza change? The second stanza uses the heart to emphasize love's transformative powers The second stanza employs more bodily and visceral imagery The second stanza does not use the heart symbolically The second stanza uses more conventional imagery 15 Which of the following is an example of personification? Words from my eyes did start The trees and bushes round the place / Seemed midnight at noonday Blood burnt round my heart My legs refused to walk away 16 Which of the following best translates the meaning of line 7, "And when she looked, what could I ail?" And with her looking at me, I suddenly felt sick And with her looking at me, what could I do to fight back? And with her looking at me, what could hurt me? And with her looking at me, how could I escape? 17 What does the speaker suggest about love's impact on the body in the second stanza? Love transforms the body into a different kind of object with new purposes Love has nothing to do with the body, but is a purely emotional experience Love lets the body take over the mind, which is why it's so important to avoid Love makes the body useless and incapable of achieving its aims 18 Which of the following is NOT an example of paradox? The trees and bushes round the place / Seemed midnight at noonday My face turned pale as deadly pale She seemed to hear my silent voice, / Not love's appeals to know Are flowers the winter's choice? 19 What does Clare's use of paradox enable him to say about love? Love is driving the speaker mad Love gives new laws to the world of ordinary things Love transports us to a fantasy world with wholly new objects Love is foolish because it doesn't make any sense 20 What perspective is "First Love" written from? First-person limited Second-person limited First-person omniscient Third-person omniscient 21 What period of time does "First Love" describe? A single instant The first few days of a relationship A few moments of intense experience Many years of devotion 22 What is the meter of "First Love"? Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) 23 What is the rhyme scheme of "First Love"? ABABCDCD ABABABAB ABCDABCD AABBCCDD 24 Which of the following does not include alliteration? With love so sudden and so sweet And blood burnt round my heart. Not love's appeals to know I never saw so sweet a face 25 What is the major conflict in "First Love"? Between the speaker's desire and his religious convictions Between the speaker's desire for sanity and his overwhelming feelings Between the speaker and his uninterested beloved Between ordinary reality and the strange world of love