The Nightingale (Philip Sidney poem) Quizzes

The Nightingale (Philip Sidney poem) Quiz 1

1 Who is the the titular nightingale of Sidney's poem?
Philomela

Tereus

a bird

the spekaer
2 Why is the nightingale singing?
because she is happy

to upset the speaker

to mourn her rape at the hands of Tereus

because it is spring
3 During what season does the poem take place?
Winter

Autumn

Spring

Summer
4 What does the "thorn" refer to?
a rose's thorn

a poor singing voice

an annoyance

emotional pain
5 What is the form of the poem?
two sonnet-length stanzas

two octets

two quatrains

two twelve-line stanza
6 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
BAAB ABAB CCAA

ABAB ABAB ABAB

ABAB BAAB CCAA

ABAB BAAB ABAB
7 What does it mean to "bewail?"
to cry over

to go fishing for

to hate

to love
8 Who does the speaker compare himself to?
Philomela

the rest of mankind

Tereus

the earth
9 Whose pain does the speaker think is worse, his or Philomela's?
he thinks they are about equal

Philomela's

his own

he thinks they should both be more hopeful
10 What does the speaker mean when he says his thorn "[his] heart invadeth?"
he is being sarcastic

the nightingale is causing him pain

his pain is all kept inside

a thorn is damaging his organs
11 Who overpowers Philomela?
the nightingale

Tereus

the speaker

her sister
12 Why does the speaker call Philomela's complaints "womanlike?"
women complain too much

only women feel pain

women easily express their pain

she has broken his heart
13 What is "Tereus' love?"
rape

romance

the speaker's goal

courtship
14 What does the speaker crave?
springtime

love

Philomela

the nightingale
15 What does the speaker mean when he states that "wanting is more woe than too much having."
it is painful when someone refuses to respect your boundaries

he has never been in love

it is worse to crave sex/romance than to have it forced on you

he pities Philomela

Rhyme scheme is wrong guys can you correct it

I'm really not sure I can establish this for you.

Asked by Kanisha S #1229823

Answered by Aslan on 4/22/2022 3:10 AM

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critically analyses the nightingale?

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Critically analyses the Poem 'The Nightingale'

I'm sorry, this is a short-answer forum designed for text specific question. We are unable to provide analysis on the forum. GradeSaver, however, has a complete study guide readily available for your use, which includes a poem analysis.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/26/2020 2:20 PM

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The Nightingale (Philip Sidney poem)

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