Holy Sonnet VI ('This is my play's last scene') (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
When was Holy Sonnet VI likely written?
When was Holy Sonnet VI likely written?
1609-1610
What type of sonnet is Holy Sonnet VI?
What type of sonnet is Holy Sonnet VI?
Petrarchan
What is the rhyme scheme of Holy Sonnet VI?
What is the rhyme scheme of Holy Sonnet VI?
ABBAABBA CDCD EE
What three metaphors describe life in the poem?
What three metaphors describe life in the poem?
Play, race, pilgrimage
How is death personified in the poem?
How is death personified in the poem?
As gluttonous
What paradox describes how the race of life is run?
What paradox describes how the race of life is run?
Idly, yet quickly
What is heaven described as in line 9?
What is heaven described as in line 9?
The soul's first seat
What theological concept does the speaker petition for?
What theological concept does the speaker petition for?
Imputed righteousness
What three things does the speaker leave behind?
What three things does the speaker leave behind?
World, flesh, devil
What happens to the body and soul after death?
What happens to the body and soul after death?
Body sleeps; soul stays awake