10 Questions
The poem describes a pastoral setting with valleys, groves, hills, and fields.
True
The speaker promises to make the lover a cap of flowers and a kirtle embroidered with leaves of myrtle.
True
The poem suggests that the Shepherds' Swains will dance and sing for the lover's delight each May-morning.
True
The poem mentions that the lover will be given a gown made of the finest wool from the speaker's own lambs.
True
The poem suggests that the lover will be provided with a belt made of straw and Ivory buds.
False
Match the following items with the gifts promised by the speaker in the poem:
Belt of straw and Ivy buds = A belt of straw and Ivy buds, With Coral clasps and Amber studs Gown made of finest wool = A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty Lambs we pull Fair lined slippers = Fair lined slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold Cap of flowers and kirtle = A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle
Match the following items with the setting described in the poem:
Valleys, groves, hills, and fields = Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields Rocks and Rivers = And we will sit upon the Rocks, Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks, By shallow Rivers to whose falls Melodious birds = Melodious birds sing Madrigals Shepherds' Swains = The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May-morning
Match the following items with their poetic descriptions in the poem:
Fragrant posies = And I will make thee beds of Roses And a thousand fragrant posies Finest wool from Lambs = A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty Lambs we pull Purest gold buckles = Fair lined slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold Coral clasps and Amber studs = A belt of straw and Ivy buds, With Coral clasps and Amber studs
Match the following items with their associations in the poem:
Live with me and be my love = Come live with me, and be my love Providing pleasures in nature = That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields Shepherd's activities = Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks May-morning delights = For thy delight each May-morning
Match the following items with their promised gifts from the speaker:
Beds of Roses = And I will make thee beds of Roses And a thousand fragrant posies Embroidered kirtle = A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle Lambs' wool gown = A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty Lambs we pull Gold-buckled slippers = Fair lined slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold
Test your knowledge of Christopher Marlowe's poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' with this quiz. Explore themes, characters, and literary devices used in this classic piece of poetry.
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