1 What literary movement did John Clare belong to? Classical Romantic Gothic Modernist 2 Where was Clare born? London New Delhi Helpstone Belfast 3 What was John Clare's economic background? Upper-middle class Peasant Lower-middle class Gentry 4 Who of the following is NOT one of Clare's contemporaries? George Byron John Keats Percy Shelley Ted Hughes 5 How did Clare's status change over the course of his life? He never achieved fame His first book was popular, and he remained well-known throughout his life His first book was famous, and then he gradually declined in the public eye He did not achieve fame until after his death 6 Who was the likely subject of "First Love"? We don't know Clare's mother Patty Turner Mary Joyce 7 What emotion does "First Love" describe? Raw passion and lust The closeness of still being with your first love after years together A sweet, innocent crush Sudden, overwhelming love 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 Are flowers the winter’s choice? Is love’s bed always snow? My heart has left its dwelling-place 10 Which line from the first stanza is an example of idiom? Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower My face turned pale as deadly pale I ne’er was struck before that hour 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 My legs refused to walk away With love so sudden and so sweet And stole my heart away complete 12 Which line marks a shift in tone in the first stanza? With love so sudden and so sweet My face turned pale as deadly pale My life and all seemed turned to clay My legs refused to walk away 13 Which word does NOT appear in both the first and last stanzas? Heart Flower Never Stole 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 does not use the heart symbolically The second stanza uses more conventional imagery The second stanza employs more bodily and visceral imagery 15 Which of the following is an example of personification? The trees and bushes round the place / Seemed midnight at noonday Blood burnt round my heart Words from my eyes did start 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, what could I do to fight back? And with her looking at me, how could I escape? And with her looking at me, what could hurt me? And with her looking at me, I suddenly felt sick 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 makes the body useless and incapable of achieving its aims Love lets the body take over the mind, which is why it's so important to avoid 18 Which of the following is NOT an example of paradox? Are flowers the winter's choice? My face turned pale as deadly pale She seemed to hear my silent voice, / Not love's appeals to know The trees and bushes round the place / Seemed midnight at noonday 19 What does Clare's use of paradox enable him to say about love? Love transports us to a fantasy world with wholly new objects Love gives new laws to the world of ordinary things Love is foolish because it doesn't make any sense Love is driving the speaker mad 20 What perspective is "First Love" written from? First-person limited Second-person limited Third-person omniscient First-person omniscient 21 What period of time does "First Love" describe? The first few days of a relationship A few moments of intense experience A single instant Many years of devotion 22 What is the meter of "First Love"? 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) Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) 23 What is the rhyme scheme of "First Love"? AABBCCDD ABABCDCD ABABABAB ABCDABCD 24 Which of the following does not include alliteration? With love so sudden and so sweet And blood burnt round my heart. I never saw so sweet a face Not love's appeals to know 25 What is the major conflict in "First Love"? Between ordinary reality and the strange world of love Between the speaker's desire for sanity and his overwhelming feelings Between the speaker's desire and his religious convictions Between the speaker and his uninterested beloved