1 In what year was John Clare born? 1793 1813 1803 1783 2 Which poetic movement is John Clare usually seen as a member of? Gothic Romantic Classical Modernist 3 In what period of his career did John Clare write "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Early career Late career Middle career Childhood 4 Which famous John Clare poem was written in the same period as "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? "The Yellowhammer's Nest" "I Am!" "The Badger" "Autumn" 5 Which of the following is not a frequent theme in Clare's writing? Romantic love Erotic love Love of nature Love as an abstraction 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 is connected to something else It exceeds the limits of the material world It does not really exist 8 Which of the following literary devices is MOST prominent in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Repetition Metonymy Alliteration Metaphor 9 Who is the speaker in "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? A critic of love A besotted lover A skeptic of love An admirer of love 10 Which two stanzas feature first person pronouns? The third and the fifth The first and the last The first and the second The fifth and the sixth 11 Which of the following best paraphrases the second line of the first stanza? 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 The tomb fades like dew, unlike the earth 12 What does the first stanza imply about what lovers feel? The speaker is jealous of what lovers feel Even their faithfulness cannot escape the limits of mortality Lovers are foolish, but they are connected to something greater Their faithfulness allows them to escape the limits of mortality 13 Which of the following best characterizes the style of "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? Mnimalist Dense Flowery Opaque 14 How does the first stanza present love? As something separate from ordinary life As something only naive young people believe in As a part of ordinary life As a tragic mistake 15 What does dew symbolize in the first stanza? Beauty Joy Ephemerality Sadness 16 Which of the following influences most likely led Clare to emphasize the earth's impermanence? Science His failing career Christianity Rural life 17 What is the origin of the phrase "God is love"? The Book of Revelations The creation story in Genesis The Acts of the Apostles The Gospel of John 18 Which line of the second stanza suggests that dream love is an illusion? Eve’s dews may weep, Love lives in sleep But love delightful seems. 'Tis happiness of healthy dreams 19 What shift happens in the third stanza? Clare shifts from portraying love in a positive light to a negative light 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 20 Which of the following is not ephemeral as John Clare presents it in the third stanza? The dew The earth's green hours The spring The sky 21 Which two lines from the third and fourth stanzas do NOT employ parallel motifs? "‘Tis heard in spring" and "Bring love and music to the wind." "And in the even's pearly dew" and "And in the heaven's eternal blue." "'Tis seen in flowers," and "On earth's green hours," "'Tis seen in flowers," and "‘Tis heard in spring" 22 In which of the following ways does "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb" resemble Clare's other nature poetry? It is not grounded in any particular place It links love and the natural world It presents the natural world in abstract terms It does not describe particular creatures 23 Which of the following words appears in the final stanza but not the first? Faithful and young Tomb and dew Dew and young Flowers and young 24 What is the rhyme scheme of "Love Lives Beyond the Tomb"? AAAA AAAB ABAB AABB 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