1 Why does the speaker ask his readers to "ring our their bells?" to announce the arrival of the King to mourn the death of love to celebrate easter to celebrate a wedding 2 What has the mistress's lover scorned? his faith and worth his family his pride and innocence his job 3 Why does the speaker state that "Love is dead?" the prevelance of cheating he's getting divorced the high divorce rate his mistress has left him 4 Who is the "them" that "use men thus?" women lawyers their enemies their employers 5 Why does the speaker ask his neighbors to weep? because love is dead because his mother has died because he is sick because they are at war 6 What figure does the speaker use to illustrate the death of love? allegory personification metonymy similie 7 Who executes Love's will? shame an attorney blame his sister 8 Whose assistance does the speaker beg for? his mistress's God's his mother's the audience's 9 What is a dirge? a poem about a war a tragic play a song of celebration a mournful song 10 What is the name on Love's tomb? Sir Right Sir Philip Sidney Sir Wrong Love 11 What does the speaker mean when he says his mistress has a "marble heart?" She is a doll She has transformed into stone She is dead (just as is love) She is cold-hearted 12 Where is Love buried? he is cremated Nottingham cemetery the speaker's mistress' heart the speaker's heart 13 What is the epitaph on Love's tomb? "Sir Wrong" "For So Ungrateful Fancy" "Her eyes were once his dart." "Love is Dead" 14 When does the speaker reveal that love is actually alive? Stanza 4 Stanza 1 Stanza 2 Stanza 3 15 Why has the speaker lied about Love's death? someone else told him so he was confused rage he meant to trick his mistress 16 Where does Love sleep? in the speaker in his winding-sheet in the mistress' heart in his bed 17 Whose council does the mistress keep? the speaker's Love's God's only her own 18 When will Love wake up? after the speaker cheers up when the mistress finds what she deserves never in the morning 19 What does "due desert" mean in the context of this poem? just deserts time for dessert the desert of the speaker's heart an arid desert 20 What does the speaker ask for deliverance from in the final stanza? love itself insanity his mistress sleep
