John Donne: Life and Works (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What years did John Donne live?
What years did John Donne live?
1572-1631
What are conceits in Donne's poetry?
What are conceits in Donne's poetry?
Elaborate extended metaphors
How was Donne's mother Elizabeth related to Sir Thomas More?
How was Donne's mother Elizabeth related to Sir Thomas More?
Great-niece
Which Oxford college did Donne attend?
Which Oxford college did Donne attend?
Hart Hall
When did Donne secretly marry Ann More?
When did Donne secretly marry Ann More?
December 1601
What position did Donne hold from November 1621?
What position did Donne hold from November 1621?
Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral
Around what year were the Divine Meditations written?
Around what year were the Divine Meditations written?
1609
Who persuaded Donne to take holy orders in January 1615?
Who persuaded Donne to take holy orders in January 1615?
King James
Which poem contains the famous compass metaphor?
Which poem contains the famous compass metaphor?
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
Which poem begins 'Batter my heart, three-personed God'?
Which poem begins 'Batter my heart, three-personed God'?
Divine Meditations 14
Where did Donne's brother Henry die in 1593?
Where did Donne's brother Henry die in 1593?
Newgate Prison
How did Donne's wife Ann die in 1617?
How did Donne's wife Ann die in 1617?
In childbirth
Which 20th-century poets helped revive Donne's reputation?
Which 20th-century poets helped revive Donne's reputation?
T.S. Eliot & W.B. Yeats
Where did Donne sail as a gentleman adventurer in 1596-1597?
Where did Donne sail as a gentleman adventurer in 1596-1597?
Cadiz and the Azores
What religion did Donne convert to from Catholicism?
What religion did Donne convert to from Catholicism?
Anglicanism