Love's Growth (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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Who wrote 'Love's Growth' in the early 17th century?
Who wrote 'Love's Growth' in the early 17th century?
John Donne
How many stanzas does 'Love's Growth' contain, and how many lines are in each?
How many stanzas does 'Love's Growth' contain, and how many lines are in each?
Two stanzas, ten lines each
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Love's Growth'?
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Love's Growth'?
ABABCCDDDD
What type of poetic device compares love's growth to natural processes of the earth?
What type of poetic device compares love's growth to natural processes of the earth?
Metaphysical conceit
What primary metre does the poem use?
What primary metre does the poem use?
Iambic pentameter
To what does the speaker compare his love to show it endures through changes and seasons?
To what does the speaker compare his love to show it endures through changes and seasons?
Grass
What does the speaker call love when describing it as something that 'cures all sorrow'?
What does the speaker call love when describing it as something that 'cures all sorrow'?
Medicine
According to the poem, are stars enlarged or shown by the sun?
According to the poem, are stars enlarged or shown by the sun?
Shown
What does the speaker say love is capable of being, concluding it has duality?
What does the speaker say love is capable of being, concluding it has duality?
Contemplative and active
What will NOT reduce the growth that love experiences in spring?
What will NOT reduce the growth that love experiences in spring?
Winter