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What contrast is established by the use of the word but in the first eight lines of the poem? |
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| A. | good versus evil | | B. | life versus death | | C. | pleasure versus pain | | D. | knowledge versus ignorance |
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Edmund Spenser's use of the words pricketh and maketh |
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| A. | reflects poetic language of his time. | | B. | introduces rhyme into the poem. | | C. | emphasizes the actions of the speaker. | | D. | suggests the disbelief of the speaker. |
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What does the poet suggest in lines 11−12? |
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| A. | People easily take the things they want. | | B. | People desire more than they can have. | | C. | People do not value things that come easily. | | D. | People should be satisfied with who they are. |
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What is the purpose of the last two lines of the poem? |
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| A. | to add humor to the poem | | B. | to reassert the speaker's anger | | C. | to summarize the poem's meaning | | D. | to repeat the poem's visual imagery |
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Create anoth er title for "Sonnet 26" and explain why your title is appropriate. Use information from the poem to support your answer. |
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