Lesson 2.2.7
2.2.7 How do I love thee? (Sonnet 43) – Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
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Lesson 2.2.7, How do I love thee? (Sonnet 43) – Elizabeth Barrett Browning: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0), Unit 2: Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which sonnet form does Sonnet 43 follow?
- Petrarchan
- Free verse
- Shakespearean
- Spenserian
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How many lines does a sonnet have?
- Sixteen
- Twelve
- Fourteen
- Eighteen
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What rhyme scheme do the first eight lines follow?
- AABBCCDD
- ABABCDCD
- ABBAABBA
- ABCBABCB
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What rhyme scheme do the final six lines of Sonnet 43 follow?
- CCDDEE
- CDCDCD
- EFGEFG
- CDECDE
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What task does the speaker set at the start of Sonnet 43?
- Counting love ways
- Listing lost griefs
- Measuring distance
- Describing heaven
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Which three spatial dimensions does the speaker use for her love?
- Length, width, scale
- Depth, breadth, height
- Body, mind, soul
- Past, present, future
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What does the speaker claim will happen to her love after death?
- It will end
- It will transform
- It will fade
- It will grow
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Which collection contains Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43?
- Lyrical Ballads
- Songs of Innocence
- Dramatic Lyrics
- Sonnets from the Portuguese
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Whom did Elizabeth Barrett Browning marry?
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Edward Lear
- Robert Browning
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Where did the couple settle after their marriage?
- France
- Italy
- Portugal
- Scotland
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Which literary period does Elizabeth Barrett Browning belong to?
- Edwardian
- Elizabethan
- Victorian
- Georgian
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Where does the volta traditionally occur in a Petrarchan sonnet?
- Line five
- Line one
- Line fourteen
- Line nine
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What does the phrase 'the passion put to use' suggest in Sonnet 43?
- Love from earlier griefs
- Anger turned to joy
- Energy for work
- Physical exhaustion
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Which three things does the speaker explicitly say she loves with?
- Sight, touch and sound
- Youth, health and wealth
- Breath, smiles and tears
- Heart, soul and mind
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What does the phrase 'my lost saints' refer to in Sonnet 43?
- Lost childhood friends
- Deceased family members
- Former religious devotion
- Failed past lovers
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Which tone dominates the sonnet?
- Anxious and fearful
- Devoted and sincere
- Playful and mocking
- Bitter and sarcastic
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What key idea does the final line of Sonnet 43 express?
- Eternal friendship
- Love ending soon
- Regret over time
- Love beyond death
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How does the cumulative list of 'ways' help convey feeling in Sonnet 43?
- Dying fading affection
- Overflowing accumulating devotion
- Hesitant doubting emotion
- Controlled formal structure
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During which phase of her life were these sonnets written?
- Childhood
- Old age
- Courtship
- Exile in India
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Which poetic tradition does the Petrarchan sonnet come from?
- Italian
- English ballad
- Greek epic
- French troubadour
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