The Nightingale (Philip Sidney poem) Quizzes

The Nightingale (Philip Sidney poem) Quiz 1

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

Tereus

a bird

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

to mourn her rape at the hands of Tereus

because it is spring

to upset the speaker
3 During what season does the poem take place?
Spring

Summer

Winter

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

emotional pain

an annoyance

a poor singing voice
5 What is the form of the poem?
two octets

two quatrains

two twelve-line stanza

two sonnet-length stanzas
6 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
ABAB BAAB ABAB

BAAB ABAB CCAA

ABAB BAAB CCAA

ABAB ABAB ABAB
7 What does it mean to "bewail?"
to go fishing for

to hate

to love

to cry over
8 Who does the speaker compare himself to?
Tereus

the earth

Philomela

the rest of mankind
9 Whose pain does the speaker think is worse, his or Philomela's?
he thinks they should both be more hopeful

Philomela's

he thinks they are about equal

his own
10 What does the speaker mean when he says his thorn "[his] heart invadeth?"
the nightingale is causing him pain

his pain is all kept inside

he is being sarcastic

a thorn is damaging his organs
11 Who overpowers Philomela?
Tereus

her sister

the speaker

the nightingale
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?"
romance

rape

the speaker's goal

courtship
14 What does the speaker crave?
springtime

the nightingale

Philomela

love
15 What does the speaker mean when he states that "wanting is more woe than too much having."
it is worse to crave sex/romance than to have it forced on you

he pities Philomela

he has never been in love

it is painful when someone refuses to respect your boundaries

Rhyme scheme is wrong guys can you correct it

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

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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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