The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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In which century was 'The Definition of Love' written?
In which century was 'The Definition of Love' written?
Mid-17th century
How many quatrains make up the poem's structure?
How many quatrains make up the poem's structure?
Eight quatrains
What metre is used throughout the poem?
What metre is used throughout the poem?
Iambic tetrameter
What geometric concept represents the poem's main conceit about love?
What geometric concept represents the poem's main conceit about love?
Parallel lines
Which abstract concepts are personified in the poem?
Which abstract concepts are personified in the poem?
Despair, Impossibility, Hope, Fate
What does the poem suggest about true, perfect love?
What does the poem suggest about true, perfect love?
It is inherently unattainable
Why does Fate prevent the union of perfect lovers?
Why does Fate prevent the union of perfect lovers?
Their union would depose her power
In lines 1-4, what are described as the 'parents' of the speaker's love?
In lines 1-4, what are described as the 'parents' of the speaker's love?
Despair & Impossibility
How do oblique loves differ from the speaker's parallel love in lines 25-28?
How do oblique loves differ from the speaker's parallel love in lines 25-28?
Oblique loves can meet at angles
In the final lines, love is described as 'conjunction of' what & 'opposition of' what?
In the final lines, love is described as 'conjunction of' what & 'opposition of' what?
Mind & stars