Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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When did Donne likely write this poem?
When did Donne likely write this poem?
Shortly before his death in 1631
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
Five
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?
ABABCC
What metre is primarily used in the poem?
What metre is primarily used in the poem?
Iambic pentameter
What is the setting of the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
The speaker's sickbed
What does the speaker compare his body to?
What does the speaker compare his body to?
A map
What do the physicians represent in the extended metaphor?
What do the physicians represent in the extended metaphor?
Cosmographers (mapmakers)
What does 'purple' symbolise in the final stanza?
What does 'purple' symbolise in the final stanza?
Christ's suffering and royalty
What does 'Per fretum febris' mean?
What does 'Per fretum febris' mean?
Through the straits of fever
What does 'south-west discovery' allude to?
What does 'south-west discovery' allude to?
Death