The Description of Cooke-ham Quizzes

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1 Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this poem?

Artists must find ways to support themselves other than patronage.

Aristocracy must be abolished.

Separation from a supportive and loving community can cause great grief.

Urban development causes pollution and displacement.
2 In what year was this poem published?

1612

1611

1609

1610
3 Which of the following best describes the meter of this poem?

Iambic hexameter

Iambic tetrameter

Iambic pentameter

Ballad meter
4 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of this poem?

Nostalgia

Religion

War

Gender
5 Which of the following contains an example of alliteration?

“streams with silver spangles graced”

"The sun grew weak, his beams no comfort gave"

"To our last words, did now for sorrow die"

"Methought each thing did unto sorrow frame"
6 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the argument this poem makes about gender?

Women can inspire respect in other women.

Women can be spiritual leaders.

Women are inherently competitive.

Women can thrive in the company of other women.
7 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?

Pathetic fallacy

Consonance

Hyperbole

Anaphora
8 Which of the following takes place in the final line of the poem?

The speaker recalls the first day she met her patron.

The speaker accepts the fact that she will never see Cooke-ham again.

The speaker expresses her desire to remain in a close relationship with her patron.

The speaker finally arrives in Cooke-ham.
9 How many lines does this poem contain?

200

190

210

220
10 Which of the following is a hyperbole?

“To shade the bright sun from your brighter eyes”

"Turning green tresses into frosty gray"

"And in sweet music did your soul delight"

"There to preserve their love continually"
11 Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the poem?

Terza rima

Heroic couplets

ABAB rhyme scheme

Ottava rima
12 Which of the following best describes the setting of the poem?

Cooke-ham, a country estate in Berkshire, England

London, England

Aemilia Lanyer's house

Lady Anne Clifford's estate
13 Which of the following best describes the conflict taking place in the poem?

The speaker confronts the circumstances and social structures that separate her from her friends.

The speaker confronts her family members who are unsupportive of her artistic career.

The speaker confronts aristocrats who look down on her because of her financial situation.

The speaker confronts her patron who does not respect her artistic freedom.
14 Which of the following best describes the tone of the speaker?

Disparaging, critical, scathing, accusatory

Nostalgic, affectionate, laudatory, grieving

Regretful, mourning, pessimistic, grieving

Nostalgic, affectionate, celebratory, ebullient
15 Which scene marks the climax of the poem?

The countess's kiss on the oak tree

The countess's arrival at Cooke-ham

The speaker's arrival at Cooke-ham

The speaker's first encounter with the countess
16 In which collection was this poem published?

The Temple

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum

Astrophel and Stella
17 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes this poem?

It is written in the first-person plural voice.

It is written in the first-person singular voice.

It was likely inspired by actual people and events.

It features multiple flashbacks.
18 Which of the following best describes the author?

The first Englishwoman to publish confessional poetry

The first Englishwoman to publish an essay

The first Englishwoman to publish a play

The first Englishwoman to publish a substantial volume of poetry
19 Which of the following is NOT an example of internal rhyme from this poem?

"In whose fair breast true virtue then was housed"

"In these sweet woods how often did you walk"

"The little birds in chirping notes did sing"

"Drowned in deep sleep, yet can procure no pity"
20 "Many are placed in those orbs of state" is an example of which of the following?

Caesura

Metonymy

Alliteration

Hyperbole
21 When "walks put on their summer liveries," they do which of the following?

They grow colorful with flowers and verdure.

They literally wear liveries.

They become lively with song.

They escort the countess.
22 "And those sweet brooks that ran so fair and clear, / With grief and trouble wrinkled did appear" is an example of which of the following?

Anaphora

Pathetic fallacy

Metonymy

Polysyndeton
23 Which of the following is NOT a motif or symbol found in this poem?

Violence

Embraces

Philomela

The Garden of Eden
24 What is pathetic fallacy?

A fallacy in which one person misinterprets the meaning of a text

A particular subcategory of metaphor in which an abstract concept is compared to a concrete entity

A fallacy in which one person misinterprets the intentions of another person

A particular subcategory of personification in which human feelings are attributed to a nonhuman entity
25 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the book in which this poem was published?

It features both prose and poetry.

It was co-authored by another woman poet.

One of its poems reimagines Biblical narratives from female perspectives.

It is the first substantial volume of poetry to be published by an Englishwoman.

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