Elizabethan Poetry Flashcards
(29 cards)
Which famous poem did Sir Philip Sidney write?
Astrophel and Stella
Who wrote the poem ‘The Passionate Shepherd to His Love’?
Christopher Marlowe
‘The Faerie Queene’.
Edmund Spenser
Who is known for the phrase ‘The love that dare not speak its name’?
Oscar Wilde (not Elizabethan, but often associated with the poetry of unexpressed love)
Which poet is famous for the phrase ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’?
William Shakespeare
True or False: The Elizabethan era spanned from 1558 to 1603.
True
Who is known for the poem ‘To His Coy Mistress’?
Andrew Marvell (not strictly Elizabethan, but influential in the era’s poetic tradition)
The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd’
Sir Walter Raleigh
Which poet is often credited with the introduction of the English sonnet?
Thomas Wyatt
What is the significance of the year 1609 in relation to Shakespeare?
It is the year his sonnets were published.
The Shepherd’s Calendar
Edmund Spenser
The father of English literature
Geoffrey Chaucer
Which character in The Canterbury Tales is a ‘priest’?
The Parson
Which character is known for her multiple marriages in The Canterbury Tales?
The Wife of Bath
What profession did Chaucer hold in the English government?
Controller of customs
Which tale in The Canterbury Tales is a retelling of the story of a knight’s quest for love?
The Knight’s Tale
What is the primary setting of The Canterbury Tales?
A pilgrimage to Canterbury
Who was the first character to tell a tale in The Canterbury Tales?
The Knight
What is the name of the inn where the pilgrims gather in The Canterbury Tales?
The Tabard Inn
Which character is depicted as a greedy and corrupt church official?
The Pardoner
Who is considered the father of English Romantic poetry?
William Wordsworth
Which poet wrote ‘The Prelude’?
William Wordsworth
Who is the author of ‘Don Juan’?
Lord Byron
Which Romantic poet is known for the line ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’?
John Keats
