1 In what year was John Clare born? 1813 1793 1783 1803 2 Which poetic movement is John Clare usually seen as a member of? Classical Romantic Gothic Modernist 3 In what period of his career did John Clare write "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Late career Early career Middle career Childhood 4 Which famous John Clare poem was written in the same period as "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? "Autumn" "I Am!" "The Yellowhammer's Nest" "The Badger" 5 Which of the following is not a frequent theme in Clare's writing? Love of nature Love as an abstraction Erotic love Romantic love 6 What does it mean for something to be transcendent? It exceeds the limits of the material world It is connected to something else It is contained by the limits of the material world It does not really exist 7 What does it mean for something to be immanent? It is contained by the limits of the material world It does not really exist It exceeds the limits of the material world It is connected to something else 8 Which of the following literary devices is MOST prominent in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Repetition Metaphor Alliteration Metonymy 9 Who is the speaker in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? A besotted lover An admirer of love A critic of love A skeptic of love 10 Which two stanzas feature first person pronouns? The first and the last The first and the second The fifth and the sixth The third and the fifth 11 Which of the following best paraphrases the second line of the first stanza? The earth, a tomb which fades like dew The tombs in the earth, which fade like dew The earth and the tomb, both of which fade like dew The tomb fades like dew, unlike the earth 12 What does the first stanza imply about what lovers feel? The speaker is jealous of what lovers feel Lovers are foolish, but they are connected to something greater Even their faithfulness cannot escape the limits of mortality Their faithfulness allows them to escape the limits of mortality 13 Which of the following best characterizes the style of "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Flowery Mnimalist Dense Opaque 14 How does the first stanza present love? As a tragic mistake As something separate from ordinary life As a part of ordinary life As something only naive young people believe in 15 What does dew symbolize in the first stanza? Joy Sadness Beauty Ephemerality 16 Which of the following influences most likely led Clare to emphasize the earth's impermanence? Christianity Science Rural life His failing career 17 What is the origin of the phrase "God is love"? The Gospel of John The Acts of the Apostles The Book of Revelations The creation story in Genesis 18 Which line of the second stanza suggests that dream love is an illusion? Eve’s dews may weep, Love lives in sleep 'Tis happiness of healthy dreams But love delightful seems. 19 What shift happens in the third stanza? Clare shifts from emphasizing love's difference from the world, to love's presence in it Clare shifts from portraying love in a positive light to a negative light Clare shifts from discussing love only as an individual feeling, to love as an abstract concept Clare shifts from portraying love in a negative light to a positive light 20 Which of the following is not ephemeral as John Clare presents it in the third stanza? The earth's green hours The dew The spring The sky 21 Which two lines from the third and fourth stanzas do NOT employ parallel motifs? "'Tis seen in flowers," and "‘Tis heard in spring" "'Tis seen in flowers," and "On earth's green hours," "And in the even's pearly dew" and "And in the heaven's eternal blue." "‘Tis heard in spring" and "Bring love and music to the wind." 22 In which of the following ways does "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb" resemble Clare's other nature poetry? It links love and the natural world It presents the natural world in abstract terms It is not grounded in any particular place It does not describe particular creatures 23 Which of the following words appears in the final stanza but not the first? Dew and young Faithful and young Flowers and young Tomb and dew 24 What is the rhyme scheme of "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? AAAB ABAB AAAA AABB 25 How does John Clare ultimately present the relationship between love, immanence, and transcendence in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? He presents love as neither immanent nor transcendent He presents love as only immanent He presents love as only transcendent He presents both immanence and transcendence as dimensions of love