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