1 In what year was John Clare born? 1793 1783 1803 1813 2 Which poetic movement is John Clare usually seen as a member of? Modernist Classical Romantic Gothic 3 In what period of his career did John Clare write "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Late career Childhood Early career Middle career 4 Which famous John Clare poem was written in the same period as "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? "The Badger" "Autumn" "I Am!" "The Yellowhammer's Nest" 5 Which of the following is not a frequent theme in Clare's writing? Love of nature Romantic love Love as an abstraction Erotic love 6 What does it mean for something to be transcendent? It does not really exist It exceeds the limits of the material world It is connected to something else It is contained by the limits of the material world 7 What does it mean for something to be immanent? It is contained by the limits of the material world It does not really exist It is connected to something else It exceeds the limits of the material world 8 Which of the following literary devices is MOST prominent in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Alliteration Metaphor Metonymy Repetition 9 Who is the speaker in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? A skeptic of love An admirer of love A critic of love A besotted lover 10 Which two stanzas feature first person pronouns? The fifth and the sixth The first and the second The first and the last The third and the fifth 11 Which of the following best paraphrases the second line of the first stanza? The tomb fades like dew, unlike the earth The tombs in the earth, which fade like dew The earth, a tomb which fades like dew The earth and the tomb, both of which fade like dew 12 What does the first stanza imply about what lovers feel? Their faithfulness allows them to escape the limits of mortality Lovers are foolish, but they are connected to something greater Even their faithfulness cannot escape the limits of mortality The speaker is jealous of what lovers feel 13 Which of the following best characterizes the style of "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Dense Opaque Mnimalist Flowery 14 How does the first stanza present love? As a part of ordinary life As a tragic mistake As something separate from ordinary life As something only naive young people believe in 15 What does dew symbolize in the first stanza? Sadness Beauty Joy Ephemerality 16 Which of the following influences most likely led Clare to emphasize the earth's impermanence? Christianity Science His failing career Rural life 17 What is the origin of the phrase "God is love"? The creation story in Genesis The Gospel of John The Acts of the Apostles The Book of Revelations 18 Which line of the second stanza suggests that dream love is an illusion? Eve’s dews may weep, Love lives in sleep 'Tis happiness of healthy dreams But love delightful seems. 19 What shift happens in the third stanza? Clare shifts from portraying love in a negative light to a positive light Clare shifts from emphasizing love's difference from the world, to love's presence in it Clare shifts from discussing love only as an individual feeling, to love as an abstract concept Clare shifts from portraying love in a positive light to a negative light 20 Which of the following is not ephemeral as John Clare presents it in the third stanza? The sky The spring The dew The earth's green hours 21 Which two lines from the third and fourth stanzas do NOT employ parallel motifs? "'Tis seen in flowers," and "‘Tis heard in spring" "'Tis seen in flowers," and "On earth's green hours," "And in the even's pearly dew" and "And in the heaven's eternal blue." "‘Tis heard in spring" and "Bring love and music to the wind." 22 In which of the following ways does "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb" resemble Clare's other nature poetry? It presents the natural world in abstract terms It is not grounded in any particular place It links love and the natural world It does not describe particular creatures 23 Which of the following words appears in the final stanza but not the first? Faithful and young Dew and young Tomb and dew Flowers and young 24 What is the rhyme scheme of "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? AAAB ABAB AABB AAAA 25 How does John Clare ultimately present the relationship between love, immanence, and transcendence in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? He presents both immanence and transcendence as dimensions of love He presents love as only immanent He presents love as only transcendent He presents love as neither immanent nor transcendent