Song: Go, and catch a falling star (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What rhyme scheme does 'Go, and catch a falling star' follow in each stanza?
What rhyme scheme does 'Go, and catch a falling star' follow in each stanza?
ABABCCDDD
How many lines does each stanza contain in this poem?
How many lines does each stanza contain in this poem?
Nine lines
What is the syllable pattern for each stanza?
What is the syllable pattern for each stanza?
7-7-8-8-2-2-7
Why did Donne title this work 'Song'?
Why did Donne title this work 'Song'?
Designed to be read aloud or sung
What does the speaker believe is impossible to find?
What does the speaker believe is impossible to find?
A woman both beautiful and faithful
In which stanza is the poem's true argument revealed?
In which stanza is the poem's true argument revealed?
Second stanza
What were mandrake roots associated with in folklore?
What were mandrake roots associated with in folklore?
Witchcraft and fertility magic
How many years approximately equal 'ten thousand days and nights'?
How many years approximately equal 'ten thousand days and nights'?
27 years
What phrase describes the impossible woman the speaker seeks?
What phrase describes the impossible woman the speaker seeks?
True and fair
What would the speaker do if such a woman were found?
What would the speaker do if such a woman were found?
Declare 'I would not go' to meet her
What historical period's attitudes does the poem reflect?
What historical period's attitudes does the poem reflect?
Early 17th-century misogyny
What key poetic technique does Donne use as the argument unfolds?
What key poetic technique does Donne use as the argument unfolds?
Progressive revelation