You have just studied two works by John Donne. Answer the questions in the game to see how much you've retained.
1.) What happened in Donne's life after living in poverty for many years?
Answer: His faith grew and he became a minister.
2.) What type lifestyle did John Donne have before meeting his wife?
Answer: Donne lived a carefree life with influential people who could help him build a career.
3.) What type of figurative language does John Donne use to speak of death as a person?
Answer: personification and an apostrophe
4.) What does the line in "Meditation 17," "If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were," mean?
Answer: Even the smallest person is important in life; we are all a part of each other.
5.) According to the first four lines, what should Death not be?
Answer: Death should not be proud because he can't really kill anyone.
6.) What happened to Donne because of his marriage to Anne?
Answer: Donne lost his job and was put in jail for a time because of his marriage to Anne. Her family was furious because he was 31 and she was 16.
7.) What does the line in "Meditation 27," "No man is an island" mean?
Answer: All humankind is important to the world and to each other.
8.) According to the speaker, how will Death die?
Answer: Eternal life will triumph over death.
9.) In "Holy Sonnet 10" who or what is the speaker addressing?
Answer: Death
10.) What does the line in "Meditation 17," "Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee," mean?
Answer: You will die eventually.
11.) Why did Donne write the series of 19 Holy Sonnets?
Answer: He wrote the series of 19 Holy Sonnets after his wife died.
12.) What is the tone of the poem?
Answer: defiant
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