1 What literary movement did John Clare belong to? Classical Modernist Romantic Gothic 2 Where was Clare born? New Delhi Helpstone Belfast London 3 What was John Clare's economic background? Lower-middle class Peasant Gentry Upper-middle class 4 Who of the following is NOT one of Clare's contemporaries? Ted Hughes John Keats George Byron Percy Shelley 5 How did Clare's status change over the course of his life? His first book was popular, and he remained well-known throughout his life He never achieved fame He did not achieve fame until after his death His first book was famous, and then he gradually declined in the public eye 6 Who was the likely subject of "First Love"? Clare's mother We don't know Mary Joyce Patty Turner 7 What emotion does "First Love" describe? Raw passion and lust A sweet, innocent crush Sudden, overwhelming love The closeness of still being with your first love after years together 8 Which of the following best characterize's Clare's use of figurative language in the beginning of "First Love"? Conventional Shocking Subtle yet unusual Non-existent 9 Which line of the final stanza of "First Love" MOST closely parallels a line from the first stanza? She seemed to hear my silent voice Is love’s bed always snow? Are flowers the winter’s choice? My heart has left its dwelling-place 10 Which line from the first stanza is an example of idiom? My face turned pale as deadly pale I ne’er was struck before that hour And stole my heart away complete. Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower 11 Which line from the first stanza is an example of simile? With love so sudden and so sweet My legs refused to walk away And stole my heart away complete My face turned pale as deadly pale 12 Which line marks a shift in tone in the first stanza? With love so sudden and so sweet My life and all seemed turned to clay My face turned pale as deadly pale My legs refused to walk away 13 Which word does NOT appear in both the first and last stanzas? Flower Heart Stole Never 14 How does the treatment of the heart in the first and second stanza change? The second stanza employs more bodily and visceral imagery The second stanza uses more conventional imagery The second stanza does not use the heart symbolically The second stanza uses the heart to emphasize love's transformative powers 15 Which of the following is an example of personification? The trees and bushes round the place / Seemed midnight at noonday Words from my eyes did start My legs refused to walk away Blood burnt round my heart 16 Which of the following best translates the meaning of line 7, "And when she looked, what could I ail?" And with her looking at me, I suddenly felt sick And with her looking at me, what could I do to fight back? And with her looking at me, what could hurt me? And with her looking at me, how could I escape? 17 What does the speaker suggest about love's impact on the body in the second stanza? Love has nothing to do with the body, but is a purely emotional experience Love transforms the body into a different kind of object with new purposes Love makes the body useless and incapable of achieving its aims Love lets the body take over the mind, which is why it's so important to avoid 18 Which of the following is NOT an example of paradox? The trees and bushes round the place / Seemed midnight at noonday Are flowers the winter's choice? My face turned pale as deadly pale She seemed to hear my silent voice, / Not love's appeals to know 19 What does Clare's use of paradox enable him to say about love? Love gives new laws to the world of ordinary things Love transports us to a fantasy world with wholly new objects Love is driving the speaker mad Love is foolish because it doesn't make any sense 20 What perspective is "First Love" written from? Third-person omniscient First-person omniscient First-person limited Second-person limited 21 What period of time does "First Love" describe? Many years of devotion A few moments of intense experience A single instant The first few days of a relationship 22 What is the meter of "First Love"? Iambic tetrameter (four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) 23 What is the rhyme scheme of "First Love"? ABCDABCD AABBCCDD ABABABAB ABABCDCD 24 Which of the following does not include alliteration? I never saw so sweet a face With love so sudden and so sweet Not love's appeals to know And blood burnt round my heart. 25 What is the major conflict in "First Love"? Between ordinary reality and the strange world of love Between the speaker and his uninterested beloved Between the speaker's desire and his religious convictions Between the speaker's desire for sanity and his overwhelming feelings