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What is the title of the poem by John Keats being discussed?
What is the title of the poem by John Keats being discussed?
- A Medieval Romance
- The Beautiful Woman
- The Knight's Tale
- La Belle Dame sans Merci (correct)
Where did John Keats get the title of the poem from?
Where did John Keats get the title of the poem from?
- A medieval French fairy tale
- A 15th-century courtly love poem by Alain Chartier (correct)
- A 12th-century medieval legend
- A Shakespearean sonnet
What is the physical appearance of the knight-at-arms in the poem?
What is the physical appearance of the knight-at-arms in the poem?
- He is dark-skinned with a scar above his left eyebrow
- He has a beard and a broken arm
- He is tall and muscular
- He has a lily-white forehead and a rose-coloured cheek (correct)
What does the rose symbolize in the poem?
What does the rose symbolize in the poem?
Who is the initial speaker in the poem?
Who is the initial speaker in the poem?
What happens to the voice in the poem after the knight is questioned?
What happens to the voice in the poem after the knight is questioned?
What is the setting of the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
What is the poem's tone?
What is the poem's tone?
What is the significance of the knight-at-arms' pale forehead?
What is the significance of the knight-at-arms' pale forehead?
What is the poem 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' often classified as?
What is the poem 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' often classified as?
Why is the poem 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' widely anthologized?
Why is the poem 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' widely anthologized?
What is the knight's perception of the lady he meets in the meadows?
What is the knight's perception of the lady he meets in the meadows?
What is the significance of the gifts the knight gives to the lady?
What is the significance of the gifts the knight gives to the lady?
How does the lady respond to the knight's gifts?
How does the lady respond to the knight's gifts?
What is the significance of the 'faery's song' that the lady sings?
What is the significance of the 'faery's song' that the lady sings?
What is the significance of the three gifts the lady gives to the knight?
What is the significance of the three gifts the lady gives to the knight?
What is the significance of the knight's dream?
What is the significance of the knight's dream?
Why does the lady take the knight to her Elfin grotto?
Why does the lady take the knight to her Elfin grotto?
What is the significance of the knight's four kisses?
What is the significance of the knight's four kisses?
What is the significance of the knight's awakening on the hillside?
What is the significance of the knight's awakening on the hillside?
What is the overall tone of the poem?
What is the overall tone of the poem?
What is the traditional poetic form that 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' is a variation of?
What is the traditional poetic form that 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' is a variation of?
What is the characteristic rhyme scheme of a traditional ballad?
What is the characteristic rhyme scheme of a traditional ballad?
What is the pattern of meter in a traditional ballad?
What is the pattern of meter in a traditional ballad?
What is the effect of the final line of each stanza in Keats' poem?
What is the effect of the final line of each stanza in Keats' poem?
What is a common feature of traditional ballads?
What is a common feature of traditional ballads?
What is the primary purpose of a ballad?
What is the primary purpose of a ballad?
What is the significance of the poem's landscape and detail?
What is the significance of the poem's landscape and detail?
How does the poem's structure contribute to its overall effect?
How does the poem's structure contribute to its overall effect?
What is the primary way in which Keats' poem deviates from traditional ballad form?
What is the primary way in which Keats' poem deviates from traditional ballad form?
What is the overall effect of the poem's use of traditional ballad features?
What is the overall effect of the poem's use of traditional ballad features?
What does the title 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' suggest about the knight and the lady?
What does the title 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' suggest about the knight and the lady?
What is the significance of the gifts the knight gives to the lady?
What is the significance of the gifts the knight gives to the lady?
What is ambiguous about the lady's statement 'I love thee true'?
What is ambiguous about the lady's statement 'I love thee true'?
What is the theme of 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'?
What is the theme of 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'?
What does John Keats advocate for in his concept of 'Negative Capability'?
What does John Keats advocate for in his concept of 'Negative Capability'?
What is the significance of the lady's response to the knight's gifts?
What is the significance of the lady's response to the knight's gifts?
What is the effect of the poem's structure on the reader?
What is the effect of the poem's structure on the reader?
What is the significance of the line 'She looked at me as she did love'?
What is the significance of the line 'She looked at me as she did love'?
What is the overall tone of the narrative in 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'?
What is the overall tone of the narrative in 'La Belle Dame sans Merci'?
What is the effect of the knight's description of the lady's language as 'strange'?
What is the effect of the knight's description of the lady's language as 'strange'?
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